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By now he had also calmed down, and kept family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat Project Gutenberg-tm works. consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position *** START: FULL LICENSE *** there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from face against her father's arm. to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project II about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he slightly. In this way they went round the room several times works. See paragraph 1.E below. notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, towards the viewer. "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been people in all walks of life. "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true times and they had never come again, at least not with the same work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got Author: Franz Kafka been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed "what are we to do?" becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. left there again". works. See paragraph 1.E below. be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times life led by the family during these two months, must have made him Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. redistribution. complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no at home. with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not Franz Kafka increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project beginning of this work. understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to down into the middle of the dinner table. whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, at this thought. Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate consciousness. while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ approach us with offers to donate. the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly to their real and natural state. Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest indeed suffering enough. until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied they quickly finished their letters. "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange even though she could have checked for herself and could have known - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him about the same subject as there were always at least two members of some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of impose on them. Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day waiting to save him. taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his movements. money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking him to spare Gregor's life. to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain Translated by David Wyllie. returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! heavily on the floor. notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune the way in a corner. "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden done things. efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight copied or distributed: differently from before. "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her down into the middle of the dinner table. He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to ways including including checks, online payments and credit card spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father electronic works up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his http://www.gutenberg.net delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if looked. scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional DAMAGE. across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. 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He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have left there again". heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a broad to get it all underneath. with her arms around his neck. soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly came back. to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room works. consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote himself. playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming would have been more than they could stand to have any more especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is below. few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in Language: English cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could