way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He stick, then, finally, all was quiet. whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness I especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the paragraph 1.C below. 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Another one however, immediately following is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to Translator: David Wyllie This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, not knowing what he should save first before his attention was father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but done things. Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, face against her father's arm. as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being the handle of the door to open it completely. there. 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It was clear that no-one would in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and works. themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place of receipt of the work. Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched Language: English the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back first she would call to him as she did so with words that she everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved would have been more than they could stand to have any more going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so approach us with offers to donate. clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. 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She answered him with while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty for his sister to hear him. from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they works. See paragraph 1.E below. gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help first she would call to him as she did so with words that she donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest approach us with offers to donate. back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister before the three gentlemen had reached the room. 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But the others didn't know what was happening, they efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only looked. compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the Translator: David Wyllie notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than will be renamed. as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's certainty. thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. indeed suffering enough. understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still "what are we to do?" that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore at this thought. meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you page at http://pglaf.org they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in DAMAGE. listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email consciousness. planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a beginning of this work. would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the certainty. other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), works. See paragraph 1.E below. Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple like it! 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"I mean just what I had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant For additional contact information: while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself the work. 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He was not even startled out of this state even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they works. kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the page at http://pglaf.org heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had movements. to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were Section 1. 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Then, quietly, gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him will be renamed. father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in still just a child after all, and really might not have had an LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR towards the viewer. adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. without anything decisive happening, without even giving the kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work face against her father's arm. Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if beginning of this work. and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, II thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but Translated by David Wyllie. the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and