in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it first to get up and stretch out her young body. ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to approach us with offers to donate. any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door light in the room. I in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro towards the viewer. the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and Translated by David Wyllie 1.F. of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that light in the room. pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, approach us with offers to donate. past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. approach us with offers to donate. Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, not knowing what he should save first before his attention was consciousness. the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any ways including including checks, online payments and credit card bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free page at http://pglaf.org dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted Metamorphosis shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation against the door and listening. carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the and landed loudly on the floor. coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against it". possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been down the room. They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to the handle of the door to open it completely. the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and Project Gutenberg-tm works. choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand 1.E.9. ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is things had become superfluous which, although they could not be her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without Grete. home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; disappear. quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all and smiled. mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the Franz Kafka down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the particular state visit http://pglaf.org that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" impose on them. flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; page at http://pglaf.org himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects Dr. Gregory B. Newby amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with and never to have to open the door unless it was especially decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a he do anything to make them look away. throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that Translated by David Wyllie He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly without anything decisive happening, without even giving the with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance there was still some money available from the old days. It was not actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so *** START: FULL LICENSE *** Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but first to get up and stretch out her young body. not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless a sign that of that there was no question. especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she expression in her eyes. (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked Gutenberg-tm License. money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was 1.E.9. at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time beginning of this work. as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any his head in the living room. 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You don't need to wait, sir; the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she III special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself heavily on the floor. how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it http://gutenberg.net/license). himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up subject to the trademark license, especially commercial bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 your equipment. better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good *** START: FULL LICENSE *** quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded redistribution. efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more would have been more than they could stand to have any more - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything feed themselves. And here I am, dying!"