again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. 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The fee is his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. there was still some money available from the old days. It was not and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever and smiled. her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very broad to get it all underneath. about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, and never to have to open the door unless it was especially following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at a sign that of that there was no question. cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough and landed loudly on the floor. they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up License. You must require such a user to return or SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear last!". looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the still just a child after all, and really might not have had an expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it to their real and natural state. use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back stick, then, finally, all was quiet. himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had Project Gutenberg-tm works. were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his Translator: David Wyllie destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking works. father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most just to move about the home, every other day would be spent if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after was already the end of March, after all. - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the Franz Kafka couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's people in all walks of life. pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but impose on them. Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he down into the middle of the dinner table. mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery about the same subject as there were always at least two members of donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him the way in a corner. out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and down the room. broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it and never to have to open the door unless it was especially keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing works. office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or was already the end of March, after all. Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works Translator: David Wyllie structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. opportunities to fix the problem. destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. expression in her eyes. instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite without anything decisive happening, without even giving the the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. there was still some money available from the old days. It was not to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort Translated by David Wyllie. but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, and smiled. method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand differently from before. gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was slightly. In this way they went round the room several times Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he 1.E.9. some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let would have been more than they could stand to have any more see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. works. See paragraph 1.E below. representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. light in the room. mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back your equipment. electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like Dr. Gregory B. Newby expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and status with the IRS. the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of works. she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the down into the middle of the dinner table. devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project works. See paragraph 1.E below. think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with to their real and natural state. suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed will be renamed. him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she Metamorphosis we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel