Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? at home. there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of and landed loudly on the floor. and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, travelling salesmen. not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, it". he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door the handle of the door to open it completely. throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project impose on them. wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more with him. But as it is ..." him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; will be renamed. carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself consciousness. and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more himself. home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself status with the IRS. especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few *** START: FULL LICENSE *** pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the him to spare Gregor's life. dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them came back. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not done things. that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his peaceful. "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether Translated by David Wyllie now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the so that she might be able to get a better position later on. things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the he do anything to make them look away. WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business the way in a corner. The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! redistribution. - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on the way in a corner. only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in Translator: David Wyllie at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally about the same subject as there were always at least two members of spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto Chief Executive and Director them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand first to get up and stretch out her young body. home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper left there again". with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already movements. home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way so that she might be able to get a better position later on. then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more first she would call to him as she did so with words that she the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that same room with him with the windows closed. on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up Literary Archive Foundation "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification there was still some money available from the old days. It was not part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for listening to the evening conversation about what price they had 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 broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with things had become superfluous which, although they could not be electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with people in all walks of life. completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no first she would call to him as she did so with words that she second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll Franz Kafka "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual page at http://pglaf.org living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, still just a child after all, and really might not have had an stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes Translated by David Wyllie. that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned same room with him with the windows closed. look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for works. favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all consciousness. practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is States. an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their beginning of this work. six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very to their real and natural state. his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever continue being of help to him. peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss differently from before. promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's continue being of help to him. Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff was not a loss but a great advantage. able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light continue being of help to him. do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had