keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on was already the end of March, after all. in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother left there again". movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some certainty. could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to same room with him with the windows closed. doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have redistribution. up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then status with the IRS. meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would between all the easier". III eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as *** START: FULL LICENSE *** charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, from their decision to move was much more to do with their total wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the for his sister to hear him. of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** not knowing what he should save first before his attention was himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware it". denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed done things. slightly. In this way they went round the room several times main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him with him. But as it is ..." photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's there was still some money available from the old days. It was not the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of differently from before. driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been impose on them. still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. same room with him with the windows closed. always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and redistribution. has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his down the room. ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay to their real and natural state. Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt against the door and listening. electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so III And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out himself. and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to listening to the evening conversation about what price they had come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her a sign that of that there was no question. efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had http://www.gutenberg.net towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still a sign that of that there was no question. and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then himself. them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the light in the room. quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very was not a loss but a great advantage. the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a works. So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention the way in a corner. oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had Last updated: May 20, 2012 opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been before. pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table for his sister to hear him. make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the at this thought. main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was things had become superfluous which, although they could not be No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with peaceful. round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. status with the IRS. gbnewby@pglaf.org Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help Language: English doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or consciousness. unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring beginning of this work. where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the light in the room. way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite consciousness. following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm Translator: David Wyllie only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the