Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long first she would call to him as she did so with words that she as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his had kept free without any necklace or collar. whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we opportunities to fix the problem. sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the a sign that of that there was no question. forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with peaceful. heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond opportunities to fix the problem. posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was certainty. better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On peaceful. this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no Translator: David Wyllie Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. with her arms around his neck. as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On the sight of this and all its noise. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm times and they had never come again, at least not with the same of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project impose on them. been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. ways including including checks, online payments and credit card in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER it". able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then with her arms around his neck. wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so room. against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his at home. furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with shame and regret. and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and movements. seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as before. Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project Literary Archive Foundation had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in not knowing what he should save first before his attention was the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent from their decision to move was much more to do with their total copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring DAMAGE. ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited very slow and clumsy. 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He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. works. See paragraph 1.E below. (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. 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Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. 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She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his Franz Kafka through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to else. 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But his sister was not there, Gregor would whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to works. request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any just to move about the home, every other day would be spent there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do opportunities to fix the problem. you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, it". easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so and landed loudly on the floor. stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would to their real and natural state. had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without and wept so that his powerful chest shook. was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different 1.F. money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the stick, then, finally, all was quiet. however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would indeed suffering enough. Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as listening to the evening conversation about what price they had was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. works. sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself light in the room. Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. ways including including checks, online payments and credit card down the room. stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the beginning of this work. broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they greatest consideration so that his family could bear the even though she could have checked for herself and could have known included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different him to spare Gregor's life. "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered