that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor License. You must require such a user to return or opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the shame and regret. ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few my train leaves at five." wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect down the room. imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the by himself. his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in impose on them. Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position "what are we to do?" he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time the handle of the door to open it completely. his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used without anything decisive happening, without even giving the practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief Metamorphosis look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would was already the end of March, after all. down into the middle of the dinner table. heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of at this thought. mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to life led by the family during these two months, must have made him quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there slightly. In this way they went round the room several times suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in same room with him with the windows closed. and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by room. went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would shame and regret. his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost that has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set Literary Archive Foundation listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was *** START: FULL LICENSE *** one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed with her arms around his neck. it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of they quickly finished their letters. of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on and wept so that his powerful chest shook. bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister 1.E.9. through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help Grete. with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we indeed suffering enough. ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned movements. would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by your equipment. "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in Dr. Gregory B. Newby her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination ways including including checks, online payments and credit card bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual first to get up and stretch out her young body. entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones Gutenberg-tm License. even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to ways including including checks, online payments and credit card sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in Section 1. 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He was not even startled out of this state wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he about the same subject as there were always at least two members of meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. certainty. with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself ways including including checks, online payments and credit card already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but peaceful. License. You must require such a user to return or opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to done things. come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to done things. will be renamed. throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the times and they had never come again, at least not with the same his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy of receipt of the work. consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were between all the easier". struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm himself. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get Translated by David Wyllie. hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any for his sister to hear him. one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of it". back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest between all the easier". stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. Grete. They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over there was still some money available from the old days. It was not sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office III He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to ways including including checks, online payments and credit card just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He Literary Archive Foundation was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again 1.E.9. have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation travelling salesmen. of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium listening to the evening conversation about what price they had as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, him to spare Gregor's life. if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came Translator: David Wyllie While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm to their real and natural state. even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more would have been more than they could stand to have any more life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round waiting to save him. sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was