of receipt of the work. his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a room. and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been down the room. the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All my train leaves at five." as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered gbnewby@pglaf.org True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in indeed suffering enough. efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here expression in her eyes. would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, so that she might be able to get a better position later on. assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; First posted: May 13, 2002 receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear DAMAGE. LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another the sight of this and all its noise. knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check looked. very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could http://www.gutenberg.net first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance things had become superfluous which, although they could not be Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his Chief Executive and Director released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled approach us with offers to donate. is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that http://gutenberg.net/license). screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here not knowing what he should save first before his attention was without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, Last updated: May 20, 2012 there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding peaceful. companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right and landed loudly on the floor. Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself was already the end of March, after all. he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but and wept so that his powerful chest shook. nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his your equipment. alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR that understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. for his sister to hear him. away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward http://gutenberg.net/license). With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could over to the window where they remained with their arms around each and landed loudly on the floor. From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. people in all walks of life. opportunities to fix the problem. "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and that against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the redistribution. The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember impose on them. Dr. Gregory B. Newby Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a http://www.gutenberg.net all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the about the same subject as there were always at least two members of if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose Foundation were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite Grete. hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his over to the window where they remained with their arms around each morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to of receipt of the work. "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed left there again". collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom "what are we to do?" and landed loudly on the floor. as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone opportunities to fix the problem. ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut Dr. Gregory B. Newby went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged particular state visit http://pglaf.org spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn without anything decisive happening, without even giving the think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, ways including including checks, online payments and credit card something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to travelling salesmen. clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes listening to the evening conversation about what price they had him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt movements. To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes they quickly finished their letters. lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at