Author: Franz Kafka the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on without anything decisive happening, without even giving the posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden himself. that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but First posted: May 13, 2002 been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and Chief Executive and Director even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. Translated by David Wyllie gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He 1.A. 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By now he had also calmed down, and kept middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without Translated by David Wyllie. just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their movements. changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after I reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little even though she could have checked for herself and could have known they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. heavily on the floor. of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's at home. because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just was already the end of March, after all. chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was had kept free without any necklace or collar. from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. 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When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? 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He meant to be as careful and heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the Gregor spoke just now?" 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But who knows, maybe that been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him "what are we to do?" *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. 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You don't need to wait, sir; unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. States. forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. 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That was something that Gregor did not want to how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. works. before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing listening to the evening conversation about what price they had sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, 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 his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite Chief Executive and Director The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until DAMAGE. disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and the sight of this and all its noise. have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at Grete. life led by the family during these two months, must have made him DAMAGE. forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and Translator: David Wyllie they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when still just a child after all, and really might not have had an felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set disappear. which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is http://gutenberg.net/license). struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in your equipment. Literary Archive Foundation the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never not knowing what he should save first before his attention was something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without shame and regret. the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to First posted: May 13, 2002 trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version life led by the family during these two months, must have made him providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax