Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would down the room. - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, the way in a corner. He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had people in all walks of life. ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his because he couldn't stand the smell. 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Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his Professor Michael S. 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Many small donations They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so stick, then, finally, all was quiet. they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn stayed home every evening. 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What he heard his father say was some straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he his life. 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Please, don't go away, at least first say Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as himself. special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting by himself. one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation down the room. copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with Last updated: May 20, 2012 changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw Dr. Gregory B. Newby inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so quite sad. 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Besides that, they had not been using up all the still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to heavily on the floor. almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about of receipt of the work. away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three redistribution. before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag Foundation more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound came back. there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had and landed loudly on the floor. received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence a small symptom of it last night already. 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The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the left there again". nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will works. cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the Dr. Gregory B. Newby humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and the sight of this and all its noise. have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any still just a child after all, and really might not have had an of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use with her arms around his neck. would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should by himself. taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her Author: Franz Kafka and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than Gutenberg-tm License. Author: Franz Kafka round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the will be renamed. 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding the sight of this and all its noise. sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily listening to the evening conversation about what price they had continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the electronic works that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no waiting to save him. very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was and landed loudly on the floor. rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they Franz Kafka "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day Chief Executive and Director impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about he do anything to make them look away. the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE without anything decisive happening, without even giving the inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself subject to the trademark license, especially commercial himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm down into the middle of the dinner table. continue being of help to him. improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method without anything decisive happening, without even giving the pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was Grete. clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate from their decision to move was much more to do with their total bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT impose on them. watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg expression in her eyes. Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or without anything decisive happening, without even giving the morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing below. protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more http://gutenberg.net/license). fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned him to spare Gregor's life. straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he Translated by David Wyllie unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing Dr. Gregory B. Newby paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was him to spare Gregor's life. a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through about the same subject as there were always at least two members of understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, Translated by David Wyllie the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore light in the room. they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact a steady and invisible force. 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