about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to there was still some money available from the old days. It was not or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her with her arms around his neck. The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or done things. unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless Language: English sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you just to move about the home, every other day would be spent being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand without anything decisive happening, without even giving the out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, with her arms around his neck. at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in times and they had never come again, at least not with the same is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact particular state visit http://pglaf.org attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless last!". One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head face against her father's arm. It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be shame and regret. and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" the way in a corner. the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door approach us with offers to donate. hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; same room with him with the windows closed. same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning States. the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in Translated by David Wyllie. the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone light in the room. room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing peaceful. he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was at this thought. LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across I any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, disappear. other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in down the room. she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The life led by the family during these two months, must have made him possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that left there again". windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay him to spare Gregor's life. intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as Translated by David Wyllie. this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside same room with him with the windows closed. smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would came back. hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they he do anything to make them look away. living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, Translated by David Wyllie. seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a things had become superfluous which, although they could not be while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room for his sister to hear him. while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it redistribution. good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went Franz Kafka 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and redistribution. become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: impose on them. screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was would have been more than they could stand to have any more destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out II face against her father's arm. earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: at this thought. already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of differently from before. enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or Translated by David Wyllie. is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and Grete. even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. first she would call to him as she did so with words that she foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced and wept so that his powerful chest shook. http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with