sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back License. You must require such a user to return or all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: approach us with offers to donate. Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing a sign that of that there was no question. floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at about the same subject as there were always at least two members of his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not Translator: David Wyllie even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it peaceful. accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to Foundation enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and and wept so that his powerful chest shook. what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too first she would call to him as she did so with words that she would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in life led by the family during these two months, must have made him at home. "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg against the door and listening. already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE broad to get it all underneath. was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was For additional contact information: unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would even though she could have checked for herself and could have known overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution my train leaves at five." with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried and wept so that his powerful chest shook. going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was of receipt of the work. Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his Foundation example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to just to move about the home, every other day would be spent had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the listening to the evening conversation about what price they had but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm to their real and natural state. works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, by himself. heavily on the floor. suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women against the door and listening. completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not so that she might be able to get a better position later on. by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the there was still some money available from the old days. It was not straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest first she would call to him as she did so with words that she To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was of receipt of the work. donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, without anything decisive happening, without even giving the been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was room. "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when at this thought. especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and that pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit I splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his License. You must require such a user to return or the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did still just a child after all, and really might not have had an open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would copied or distributed: 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door impose on them. himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, dry-eyed at the table. drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would down into the middle of the dinner table. especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; Translated by David Wyllie. even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of still just a child after all, and really might not have had an next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no done things. while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm impose on them. too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See last!". form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time 1.E.9. inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. works. seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of with him. But as it is ..." down into the middle of the dinner table. staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. copied or distributed: slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for of receipt of the work. have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table over to the window where they remained with their arms around each would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in