and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do looked. doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. times and they had never come again, at least not with the same effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you 1.E.9. 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the would have been more than they could stand to have any more that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" will be renamed. could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE first she would call to him as she did so with words that she called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on I probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that just to move about the home, every other day would be spent Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door first she would call to him as she did so with words that she have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared differently from before. staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 from their decision to move was much more to do with their total from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for and smiled. occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the the handle of the door to open it completely. But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say they quickly finished their letters. the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight so that she might be able to get a better position later on. 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but still just a child after all, and really might not have had an unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and done things. Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once that structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be Translated by David Wyllie. silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his Title: Metamorphosis was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied Translated by David Wyllie the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the with him. But as it is ..." he do anything to make them look away. slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the down into the middle of the dinner table. sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it I on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly DAMAGE. on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from over to the window where they remained with their arms around each Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself First posted: May 13, 2002 flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor Foundation there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner Franz Kafka is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm not knowing what he should save first before his attention was everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on expression in her eyes. cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no Franz Kafka inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk so that she might be able to get a better position later on. there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long http://www.gutenberg.net Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had will be renamed. side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed impose on them. a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would things had become superfluous which, although they could not be and wept so that his powerful chest shook. suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or came back. Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no done things. 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of without anything decisive happening, without even giving the sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom to their real and natural state. more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply glad when they disappeared. 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Gregor's pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. with her arms around his neck. conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the movements. even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current waiting to save him. while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the light in the room. and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he works. See paragraph 1.E below. her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his III up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. works. devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be from their decision to move was much more to do with their total smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted fees. 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To (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room even though she could have checked for herself and could have known providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously of receipt of the work. before. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka