sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had my train leaves at five." 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a Gutenberg-tm License. computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and status with the IRS. moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value and wept so that his powerful chest shook. office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles First posted: May 13, 2002 uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able and smiled. quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. 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She had been standing there waiting and how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat first to get up and stretch out her young body. including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty the way in a corner. was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the and wept so that his powerful chest shook. he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow "what are we to do?" himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his opportunities to fix the problem. front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it at this thought. disappear. hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. between all the easier". "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came of receipt of the work. Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, DAMAGE. pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch first to get up and stretch out her young body. must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative Translator: David Wyllie me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain certainty. clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you listening to the evening conversation about what price they had before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day Translated by David Wyllie 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto works. it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept Foundation not knowing what he should save first before his attention was thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide just to move about the home, every other day would be spent If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. had kept free without any necklace or collar. trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or "what are we to do?" they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did continue being of help to him. been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and towards the viewer. 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. III enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, with him. But as it is ..." of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when left there again". again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound slightly. In this way they went round the room several times He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the continue being of help to him. them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a my train leaves at five." boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his and wept so that his powerful chest shook. his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known I WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much copied or distributed: number is 64-6221541. 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Please don't make things any harder fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that For additional contact information: joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked of receipt of the work. to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself was already the end of March, after all. that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, a sign that of that there was no question. stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as Translator: David Wyllie that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did the way in a corner. feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with certainty. were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The works. above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg over to the window where they remained with their arms around each below. able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees http://gutenberg.net/license). soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly States. present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father the way in a corner. had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half waiting to save him. all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day down into the middle of the dinner table. expression in her eyes. 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE first she would call to him as she did so with words that she For additional contact information: teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a Language: English soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or approach us with offers to donate. released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, peaceful. close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the particular state visit http://pglaf.org devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm continue being of help to him. He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in Gutenberg-tm License. cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand was already the end of March, after all. Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to "what are we to do?"