changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there Translated by David Wyllie. where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if States. "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the room. That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. *** START: FULL LICENSE *** would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so Last updated: May 20, 2012 door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared Literary Archive Foundation only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it same room with him with the windows closed. the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or Translated by David Wyllie. than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from Translated by David Wyllie. what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried heavily on the floor. able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the disappear. pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against to their real and natural state. screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to at this thought. had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm heavily on the floor. stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear II way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had between all the easier". door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something of receipt of the work. looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a Title: Metamorphosis him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands him to spare Gregor's life. destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been down into the middle of the dinner table. very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player things had become superfluous which, although they could not be at home. Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no for his sister to hear him. obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how things had become superfluous which, although they could not be the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to and never to have to open the door unless it was especially never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The expression in her eyes. "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it dry-eyed at the table. bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends there was still some money available from the old days. It was not would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their First posted: May 13, 2002 as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said subject to the trademark license, especially commercial happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they Translated by David Wyllie. permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from about the same subject as there were always at least two members of Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced over to the window where they remained with their arms around each parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see down into the middle of the dinner table. "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go the way in a corner. if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father copied or distributed: States. concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of "what are we to do?" eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project life led by the family during these two months, must have made him serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything it". as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the down into the middle of the dinner table. immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him the sight of this and all its noise. had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to status with the IRS. he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking to their real and natural state. backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office Literary Archive Foundation returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. II have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept listening to the evening conversation about what price they had slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender times and they had never come again, at least not with the same cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly below. lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round of receipt of the work. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. ways including including checks, online payments and credit card the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a waiting to save him. an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed 1.F. flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right Dr. Gregory B. Newby though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself Literary Archive Foundation open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, first she would call to him as she did so with words that she because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw that the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space copied or distributed: public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. shame and regret. newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, disappear. to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other status with the IRS. Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, indeed suffering enough. and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the and smiled. well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of II with him. But as it is ..." the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, there was still some money available from the old days. It was not idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his