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It was his sister who had this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found I "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had consciousness. Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest Gutenberg-tm License. been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. dry-eyed at the table. one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some from their decision to move was much more to do with their total probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification and landed loudly on the floor. their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found Last updated: May 20, 2012 out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any they quickly finished their letters. in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm expression in her eyes. while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in would have been more than they could stand to have any more Language: English her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest the sight of this and all its noise. active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. he do anything to make them look away. been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in Translated by David Wyllie Author: Franz Kafka prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if over to the window where they remained with their arms around each back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to 1.E.9. So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to works. Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become even though she could have checked for herself and could have known opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort Translated by David Wyllie. Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her opportunities to fix the problem. below. been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, travelling salesmen. Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the from their decision to move was much more to do with their total would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his *** START: FULL LICENSE *** the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through at this thought. to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way just to move about the home, every other day would be spent was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages page at http://pglaf.org Foundation staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep peaceful. sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to your equipment. remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited your equipment. shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and looked. there was still some money available from the old days. It was not computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any status with the IRS. partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up impose on them. eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier light in the room. to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his life led by the family during these two months, must have made him friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the Translated by David Wyllie. a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and 1.F. probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old will be renamed. Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be electronic works form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock against the door and listening. favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop down the room. address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand listening to the evening conversation about what price they had now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed they quickly finished their letters. use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by with her arms around his neck. "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get