business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a just to move about the home, every other day would be spent He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to Language: English partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? "what are we to do?" was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and Translated by David Wyllie while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out Translated by David Wyllie. other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed copied or distributed: than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we at home. situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times impose on them. stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: a sign that of that there was no question. Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had stick, then, finally, all was quiet. everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to still just a child after all, and really might not have had an been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had a sign that of that there was no question. certainty. "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a was already the end of March, after all. to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had electronic works away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door even though she could have checked for herself and could have known all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the I courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked my train leaves at five." License. You must require such a user to return or Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his Dr. Gregory B. Newby to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he over to the window where they remained with their arms around each he do anything to make them look away. had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be there was still some money available from the old days. It was not down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old peaceful. sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they Language: English experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. waiting to save him. and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" against the door and listening. for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this a sign that of that there was no question. while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy greatest consideration so that his family could bear the think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? about the same subject as there were always at least two members of terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came License. You must require such a user to return or sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for works. different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal I company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very by himself. enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the First posted: May 13, 2002 their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was listening to the evening conversation about what price they had without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which and landed loudly on the floor. both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with waiting to save him. Chief Executive and Director copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut shame and regret. Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time 1.E.2. 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She had probably steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his gbnewby@pglaf.org of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply light in the room. If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends,