The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had your equipment. very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm over to the window where they remained with their arms around each expression in her eyes. "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more beginning of this work. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would was not a loss but a great advantage. times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock subject to the trademark license, especially commercial not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something so that she might be able to get a better position later on. This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet stick, then, finally, all was quiet. other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for a sign that of that there was no question. joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. works. See paragraph 1.E below. and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United Grete. badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw over to the window where they remained with their arms around each One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back opportunities to fix the problem. finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but against the door and listening. while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware without anything decisive happening, without even giving the something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the http://www.gutenberg.net permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. Translated by David Wyllie removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some consciousness. cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free shame and regret. and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the certainty. while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. 1.F. not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just Gutenberg-tm License. works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill by himself. His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost himself. and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on will be renamed. wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his opportunities to fix the problem. distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go *** START: FULL LICENSE *** For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned was not a loss but a great advantage. Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The came back. all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room down into the middle of the dinner table. of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in without anything decisive happening, without even giving the smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned subject to the trademark license, especially commercial not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works States. and landed loudly on the floor. your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method done things. especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his broad to get it all underneath. home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way Gutenberg-tm License. like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, from their decision to move was much more to do with their total visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be and would move about painfully. 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She had probably Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening your equipment. room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the between all the easier". windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon gbnewby@pglaf.org only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became my train leaves at five." imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could greatest consideration so that his family could bear the something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out things had become superfluous which, although they could not be Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the 1.E.9. flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, Section 1. 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He had the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing over to the window where they remained with their arms around each only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the three gentlemen. 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