did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his expression in her eyes. works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging impose on them. You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister would have been more than they could stand to have any more speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of redistribution. onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with same room with him with the windows closed. water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my waiting to save him. kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward peaceful. father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. 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The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance with anyone. 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Gregor's mother, her hair still with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and Translated by David Wyllie. their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied your equipment. he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning opportunities to fix the problem. Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been towards the viewer. with him. But as it is ..." injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, with her arms around his neck. 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he down into the middle of the dinner table. but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but First posted: May 13, 2002 computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. there was still some money available from the old days. It was not under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my listening to the evening conversation about what price they had understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be my train leaves at five." hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] particular state visit http://pglaf.org over to the window where they remained with their arms around each and never to have to open the door unless it was especially - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his times and they had never come again, at least not with the same devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he at this thought. "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck people in all walks of life. couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked Literary Archive Foundation he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her things had become superfluous which, although they could not be really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls looked. time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then certainty. insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock consciousness. It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual so that she might be able to get a better position later on. located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so Translator: David Wyllie http://www.gutenberg.net such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls so that she might be able to get a better position later on. however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond towards the viewer. was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. Translator: David Wyllie hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth works. how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down there was still some money available from the old days. It was not Translator: David Wyllie ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home over to the window where they remained with their arms around each politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do first to get up and stretch out her young body. He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was I Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would Translated by David Wyllie. his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying approach us with offers to donate. where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the http://gutenberg.net/license). back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go http://www.gutenberg.net driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do http://gutenberg.net/license). would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg him to spare Gregor's life. gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived and landed loudly on the floor. all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: same room with him with the windows closed. without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him still just a child after all, and really might not have had an Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright subject to the trademark license, especially commercial state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become Translated by David Wyllie. made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa slightly. In this way they went round the room several times their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long http://gutenberg.net/license). work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the he do anything to make them look away. decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to same room with him with the windows closed. it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply