of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the consciousness. fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing Dr. Gregory B. Newby that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been Gutenberg-tm License. he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new III been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly so that she might be able to get a better position later on. word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his towards the viewer. we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a people in all walks of life. pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see works. See paragraph 1.E below. I the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: License. You must require such a user to return or bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, just to move about the home, every other day would be spent that dry-eyed at the table. by himself. heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had Dr. Gregory B. Newby unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy and landed loudly on the floor. ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had below. structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a just to move about the home, every other day would be spent how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, electronic works it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even last!". came back. lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was down into the middle of the dinner table. eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed still just a child after all, and really might not have had an hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound so that she might be able to get a better position later on. If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister First posted: May 13, 2002 the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white times and they had never come again, at least not with the same on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. opportunities to fix the problem. different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could shame and regret. "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head and smiled. Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot with him. But as it is ..." breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his last!". protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little DAMAGE. copied or distributed: the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like people in all walks of life. so that she might be able to get a better position later on. bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been about the same subject as there were always at least two members of mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. they quickly finished their letters. Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy slightly. In this way they went round the room several times himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh people in all walks of life. International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. *** START: FULL LICENSE *** though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the it". arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not looked. Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that will be renamed. between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if at home. word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It shame and regret. as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of times and they had never come again, at least not with the same Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief between all the easier". help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. looked. the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the door and lifted it towards his father. 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The woman most likely meant to fetch the intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was people in all walks of life. backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the there was still some money available from the old days. It was not bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in rules is very easy. 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The invalidity or unenforceability of any the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without Translated by David Wyllie. illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the stick, then, finally, all was quiet. enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. License. You must require such a user to return or this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had Chief Executive and Director closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed disappear. drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, copied or distributed: mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his the handle of the door to open it completely. broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too Translated by David Wyllie. thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the there was still some money available from the old days. It was not violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that down the room. as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than Translated by David Wyllie He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back the handle of the door to open it completely. to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at light in the room. time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by so that she might be able to get a better position later on. from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the consciousness. hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where