Translator: David Wyllie them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a status with the IRS. hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, to their real and natural state. full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have *** START: FULL LICENSE *** help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to the sight of this and all its noise. his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to waiting to save him. cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project and landed loudly on the floor. again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his http://gutenberg.net/license). she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and down the room. life led by the family during these two months, must have made him Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his page at http://pglaf.org at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had consciousness. pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot works. See paragraph 1.E below. seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister left there again". all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up not knowing what he should save first before his attention was up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking status with the IRS. despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a below. was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound States. that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was between all the easier". stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he room. with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite works. gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was shame and regret. his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further will be renamed. gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted Foundation teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go and landed loudly on the floor. to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever there was still some money available from the old days. It was not slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. Gutenberg-tm License. out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose towards the viewer. milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At indeed suffering enough. strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly http://gutenberg.net/license). ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Project Gutenberg-tm works. mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without Translator: David Wyllie while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different differently from before. understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and subject to the trademark license, especially commercial come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel the way in a corner. 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning 1.F.3. 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Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most status with the IRS. not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour from their decision to move was much more to do with their total 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's opportunities to fix the problem. fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the slightly. In this way they went round the room several times was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain and landed loudly on the floor. They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his peaceful. for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. Language: English had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his was already the end of March, after all. he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were about the same subject as there were always at least two members of done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do stick, then, finally, all was quiet. it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks so that she might be able to get a better position later on. turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know things had become superfluous which, although they could not be individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but a sign that of that there was no question. gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the at home. complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not below. Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had I money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the Translator: David Wyllie send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. approach us with offers to donate. all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work