in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to Translated by David Wyllie. benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For my train leaves at five." from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation Translator: David Wyllie from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from towards the viewer. they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living certainty. past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He your equipment. Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had so that she might be able to get a better position later on. the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let waiting to save him. away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear and wept so that his powerful chest shook. 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? at home. room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if broad to get it all underneath. certainty. from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, shame and regret. the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in for his sister to hear him. the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations redistribution. sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would life led by the family during these two months, must have made him bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with listening to the evening conversation about what price they had required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be it". filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do copied or distributed: enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and works. See paragraph 1.E below. Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current Translator: David Wyllie "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the stick, then, finally, all was quiet. flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. 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 parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made ways including including checks, online payments and credit card would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn the sight of this and all its noise. without anything decisive happening, without even giving the of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the it". themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To Grete. been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on *** START: FULL LICENSE *** mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing Dr. Gregory B. Newby joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At broad to get it all underneath. careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition III This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply of receipt of the work. them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he Translated by David Wyllie. he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition stick, then, finally, all was quiet. lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. 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"I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they States. expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been indeed suffering enough. quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be differently from before. Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the light in the room. 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg the handle of the door to open it completely. don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the status with the IRS. hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any beginning of this work. that improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against Translated by David Wyllie Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white States. 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated expression in her eyes. States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's about the same subject as there were always at least two members of Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other http://www.gutenberg.net all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far