had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely http://www.gutenberg.net trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in Translated by David Wyllie "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a http://www.gutenberg.net "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just beginning of this work. while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free it". moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do 1.F. despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect life led by the family during these two months, must have made him Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a below. left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my Grete. exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the will be renamed. open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide before. living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but http://www.gutenberg.net consciousness. If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden stick, then, finally, all was quiet. water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the opportunities to fix the problem. Translated by David Wyllie from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. and smiled. all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in times and they had never come again, at least not with the same address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to first to get up and stretch out her young body. planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain himself. If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if gbnewby@pglaf.org she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm License. You must require such a user to return or eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think I electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no looked. collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a Project Gutenberg-tm works. be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's electronic works see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone times and they had never come again, at least not with the same especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their they quickly finished their letters. Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face below. stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance the work. 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But on the other hand, I must say that if we light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if http://www.gutenberg.net last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it opportunities to fix the problem. Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. gbnewby@pglaf.org was not a loss but a great advantage. The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they License. You must require such a user to return or was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, with her arms around his neck. the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and would have been more than they could stand to have any more oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of face against her father's arm. hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his 1.F. He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very Dr. Gregory B. Newby from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 http://www.gutenberg.net beginning of this work. for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any dry-eyed at the table. they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what Translated by David Wyllie. attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly same room with him with the windows closed. would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very broad to get it all underneath. Last updated: May 20, 2012 to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother II Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the works. See paragraph 1.E below. looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the page at http://pglaf.org was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. certainty. INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH 1.E.9. "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked