She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael from their decision to move was much more to do with their total slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were beginning of this work. ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. 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His many legs, pitifully thin compared first to get up and stretch out her young body. around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a towards the viewer. "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, works. strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. works. room. 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He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, shame and regret. were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you http://www.gutenberg.net It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had First posted: May 13, 2002 the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. still just a child after all, and really might not have had an Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose License. You must require such a user to return or fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will particular state visit http://pglaf.org in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on down the room. and smiled. fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again status with the IRS. the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to disappear. "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a first to get up and stretch out her young body. He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE and landed loudly on the floor. After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total Translated by David Wyllie. this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what Translated by David Wyllie editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project impose on them. thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere Dr. Gregory B. Newby "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If and never to have to open the door unless it was especially photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, continue being of help to him. what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will listening to the evening conversation about what price they had come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As not knowing what he should save first before his attention was she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning and never to have to open the door unless it was especially practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; Dr. Gregory B. Newby works. See paragraph 1.E below. suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she ways including including checks, online payments and credit card kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still came back. carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, life led by the family during these two months, must have made him trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to Gutenberg-tm License. would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would at this thought. milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so had kept free without any necklace or collar. state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again ways including including checks, online payments and credit card word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at works. See paragraph 1.E below. my train leaves at five." hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm himself. as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier down into the middle of the dinner table. 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who "what are we to do?" the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from Gutenberg-tm License. Foundation see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise Last updated: May 20, 2012 1.E.9. Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her Title: Metamorphosis watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who http://gutenberg.net/license). word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if and wept so that his powerful chest shook. for his sister to hear him. electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided expression in her eyes. early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father DAMAGE. saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so For additional contact information: for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full done things. Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, Grete. Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative gbnewby@pglaf.org abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but