to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the Foundation "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, will be renamed. irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was Translator: David Wyllie electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and with him. But as it is ..." The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the page at http://pglaf.org lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution movements. flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the "what are we to do?" cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works last!". the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their below. business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with Translated by David Wyllie. the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room Title: Metamorphosis despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had there was still some money available from the old days. It was not work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, by himself. back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had to their real and natural state. And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at was already the end of March, after all. watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the with her arms around his neck. That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: waiting to save him. but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the light in the room. the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw DAMAGE. trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with expression in her eyes. stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had 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 and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised approach us with offers to donate. back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and for his sister to hear him. lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already *** START: FULL LICENSE *** copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke that more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back he do anything to make them look away. find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him room. 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived was not a loss but a great advantage. effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one my train leaves at five." might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; First posted: May 13, 2002 Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. against the door and listening. especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they your equipment. of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone the handle of the door to open it completely. law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance works. See paragraph 1.E below. receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different Literary Archive Foundation time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was http://www.gutenberg.net going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Translator: David Wyllie Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had shame and regret. 1.E.9. unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting first to get up and stretch out her young body. corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by http://www.gutenberg.net Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide works. See paragraph 1.E below. him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it status with the IRS. of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed left there again". When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her the way in a corner. WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would with her arms around his neck. owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes they quickly finished their letters. "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had at this thought. getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, First posted: May 13, 2002 So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly down the room. entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came gbnewby@pglaf.org almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For Translator: David Wyllie to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their a sign that of that there was no question. slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to same room with him with the windows closed. "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. consciousness. now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed your equipment. become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to shame and regret. head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking that Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence expression in her eyes. body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something DAMAGE. through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned face against her father's arm. Last updated: May 20, 2012 understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would with him. But as it is ..." certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his