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It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following same room with him with the windows closed. quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table would have been more than they could stand to have any more which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more it". knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", him to spare Gregor's life. a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear they quickly finished their letters. his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break works. See paragraph 1.E below. Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he status with the IRS. used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked continue being of help to him. Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all States. Translated by David Wyllie. on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he looked. Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of States. chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all electronic works enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister Dr. Gregory B. Newby SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm of receipt of the work. onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to had kept free without any necklace or collar. room. This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him "what are we to do?" there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the had kept free without any necklace or collar. They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no at home. stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work beg of you." 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I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would Grete. through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they Metamorphosis method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in greatest consideration so that his family could bear the with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the for his sister to hear him. to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project even though she could have checked for herself and could have known up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or expression in her eyes. her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, room. he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it life led by the family during these two months, must have made him himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the the handle of the door to open it completely. connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their beginning of this work. to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you page at http://pglaf.org he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and consciousness. uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him Last updated: May 20, 2012 From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at movements. The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more by himself. back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. the sight of this and all its noise. she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly Translated by David Wyllie. liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom against the door and listening. left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her travelling salesmen. his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest approach us with offers to donate. thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his Project Gutenberg-tm works. why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just expression in her eyes. PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, shame and regret. in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right done things. had kept free without any necklace or collar. this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the Last updated: May 20, 2012 him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore the handle of the door to open it completely. that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a page at http://pglaf.org one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still just to move about the home, every other day would be spent possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could of receipt of the work. do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight Franz Kafka that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly your equipment. destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the travelling salesmen. anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and