unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal movements. stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide himself. point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his Language: English fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if it". would have been more than they could stand to have any more Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide Grete. pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he 1.B. 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Milk like this was normally his seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but at this thought. body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed at this thought. would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him and never to have to open the door unless it was especially This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and expression in her eyes. drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and my train leaves at five." of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more same room with him with the windows closed. kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so continue being of help to him. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no the sight of this and all its noise. your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt room. and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of particular state visit http://pglaf.org with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a page at http://pglaf.org she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door beginning of this work. backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up they quickly finished their letters. his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising status with the IRS. seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day copied or distributed: with her arms around his neck. they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in and smiled. they quickly finished their letters. was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had done things. of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." before. trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to Last updated: May 20, 2012 the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and face against her father's arm. Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the looked. Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work Translator: David Wyllie assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a it". 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while disappear. distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't it". to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative times and they had never come again, at least not with the same "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had III father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; II whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied Project Gutenberg-tm works. see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium more." 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The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the against the door and listening. Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew even though she could have checked for herself and could have known remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing between all the easier". Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. towards the viewer. One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder even though she could have checked for herself and could have known Last updated: May 20, 2012 confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself special. 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You may copy it, give it away or living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be so that she might be able to get a better position later on. office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock himself. and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of Translated by David Wyllie. him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked face against her father's arm. a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out last!". 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification DAMAGE. frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the a sign that of that there was no question. it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of that suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on