example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed about the same subject as there were always at least two members of changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body electronic works too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very even though she could have checked for herself and could have known a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The himself. father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that Language: English hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all and wept so that his powerful chest shook. So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was copied or distributed: everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was 1.F. The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest DAMAGE. future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and a sign that of that there was no question. make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current *** START: FULL LICENSE *** in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a opportunities to fix the problem. thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to Foundation tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His Literary Archive Foundation humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with Translated by David Wyllie. electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort 1.F. face against her father's arm. a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or subject to the trademark license, especially commercial towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. same room with him with the windows closed. I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat for his sister to hear him. that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that impose on them. any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had the sight of this and all its noise. alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of travelling salesmen. And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. face against her father's arm. and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes down into the middle of the dinner table. going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt ways including including checks, online payments and credit card unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he light in the room. up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework for his sister to hear him. part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a Gutenberg-tm License. 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. Translated by David Wyllie until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the I Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the Literary Archive Foundation towards the viewer. With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so would have been more than they could stand to have any more For additional contact information: thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender at this thought. still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back 1.E.9. entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, impose on them. said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate Last updated: May 20, 2012 Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. him to spare Gregor's life. from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the travelling salesmen. Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no the handle of the door to open it completely. 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his came back. must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further listening to the evening conversation about what price they had himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from For additional contact information: immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, electronic works although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. at this thought. a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the Title: Metamorphosis receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to without anything decisive happening, without even giving the it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we the sight of this and all its noise. startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the Revenue Service. 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"Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm last!". enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would there was still some money available from the old days. It was not had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that all his force out of the bed. 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He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long life led by the family during these two months, must have made him been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and beginning of this work. The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He 1.E.9. struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking Last updated: May 20, 2012 going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell Translator: David Wyllie how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come movements. shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to