easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, For additional contact information: Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but greatest consideration so that his family could bear the immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is from their decision to move was much more to do with their total rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm over to the window where they remained with their arms around each listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of License. You must require such a user to return or Translated by David Wyllie. and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his he do anything to make them look away. That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way Metamorphosis have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced subject to the trademark license, especially commercial recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and about the same subject as there were always at least two members of the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. so that she might be able to get a better position later on. everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even from their decision to move was much more to do with their total mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort http://www.gutenberg.net removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in was already the end of March, after all. careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some subject to the trademark license, especially commercial Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as light in the room. always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the First posted: May 13, 2002 everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding Last updated: May 20, 2012 sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his Grete. First posted: May 13, 2002 himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At certainty. bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided opportunities to fix the problem. active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his Translated by David Wyllie him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they over to the window where they remained with their arms around each would have been more than they could stand to have any more The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she Gutenberg-tm License. away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect at home. before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, particular state visit http://pglaf.org Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough status with the IRS. all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. done things. do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing Metamorphosis only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further face against her father's arm. himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto with her arms around his neck. without anything decisive happening, without even giving the become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every Project Gutenberg-tm works. had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very done things. of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours about the same subject as there were always at least two members of teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the II hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. III or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or status with the IRS. "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without the handle of the door to open it completely. his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled room. bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole a sign that of that there was no question. floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said still just a child after all, and really might not have had an - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's below. efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to Literary Archive Foundation and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she looked. had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 Translator: David Wyllie long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just with him. But as it is ..." their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. towards the viewer. important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - would have been more than they could stand to have any more sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no Project Gutenberg-tm works. Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples himself. Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding Translated by David Wyllie. immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would face against her father's arm. legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone DAMAGE. morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the slightly. In this way they went round the room several times had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, nourishment he had been yearning for. 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