And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and and wept so that his powerful chest shook. that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before First posted: May 13, 2002 with him. But as it is ..." too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are done things. continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, and wept so that his powerful chest shook. carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit 1.F. one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping below. Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living continue being of help to him. whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply 1.F. home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, "what are we to do?" room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self movements. to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned and landed loudly on the floor. suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air listening to the evening conversation about what price they had even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT gbnewby@pglaf.org quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his Language: English while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry and landed loudly on the floor. put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his would have been more than they could stand to have any more people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE shame and regret. increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the "what are we to do?" to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At DAMAGE. understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to my train leaves at five." and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty Dr. Gregory B. Newby middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and from their decision to move was much more to do with their total dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be Last updated: May 20, 2012 used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in slightly. In this way they went round the room several times of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply movements. or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I For additional contact information: between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent last!". than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and "what are we to do?" morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in Last updated: May 20, 2012 harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, first to get up and stretch out her young body. where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth with her arms around his neck. LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the things had become superfluous which, although they could not be located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed slightly. In this way they went round the room several times now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not at this thought. He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with For additional contact information: the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight Author: Franz Kafka knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; down into the middle of the dinner table. to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been came back. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but First posted: May 13, 2002 this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of there was still some money available from the old days. It was not below. works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a about the same subject as there were always at least two members of regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front DAMAGE. had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the even though she could have checked for herself and could have known his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't Franz Kafka screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw light in the room. fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: http://www.gutenberg.net without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the my train leaves at five." to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even for his sister to hear him. if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto Author: Franz Kafka Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father down the room. care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw travelling salesmen. away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project