there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, subject to the trademark license, especially commercial use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and Translated by David Wyllie. 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. left there again". They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation First posted: May 13, 2002 lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did Chief Executive and Director word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and down into the middle of the dinner table. Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version about the same subject as there were always at least two members of and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, life led by the family during these two months, must have made him only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments and landed loudly on the floor. That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never they quickly finished their letters. have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw impose on them. Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you done things. situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing works. a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with redistribution. help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do Translated by David Wyllie. movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before and wept so that his powerful chest shook. the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff about the same subject as there were always at least two members of how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking towards the viewer. possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official Last updated: May 20, 2012 do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was works. See paragraph 1.E below. she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own 1.E.9. up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did himself. chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her without anything decisive happening, without even giving the (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and Metamorphosis Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw things had become superfluous which, although they could not be suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not with him. But as it is ..." simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. it". with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down things had become superfluous which, although they could not be came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, http://www.gutenberg.net with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, the way in a corner. she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. gbnewby@pglaf.org skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. shame and regret. throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. just to move about the home, every other day would be spent the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of Language: English while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself the way in a corner. burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to I He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the between all the easier". on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the between all the easier". easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, there was still some money available from the old days. It was not Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel subject to the trademark license, especially commercial well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the times and they had never come again, at least not with the same after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." 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The charwoman stood in think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's II remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it Section 5. 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I can't endure it any One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It page at http://pglaf.org The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, for his sister to hear him. somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: Foundation where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do and never to have to open the door unless it was especially remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do