look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, indeed suffering enough. Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net times and they had never come again, at least not with the same quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But shame and regret. to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father III First posted: May 13, 2002 quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had between its four familiar walls. 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Then, however much mother and sister would behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out and landed loudly on the floor. naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, to their real and natural state. all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the particular state visit http://pglaf.org down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal done things. improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to below. ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go ways including including checks, online payments and credit card http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will about the same subject as there were always at least two members of "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him a sign that of that there was no question. light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto left there again". To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he light in the room. strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: first she would call to him as she did so with words that she dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. still just a child after all, and really might not have had an round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on subject to the trademark license, especially commercial while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear still just a child after all, and really might not have had an Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. and wept so that his powerful chest shook. that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort Metamorphosis of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm left there again". immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his Foundation clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit dry-eyed at the table. To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had continue being of help to him. the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously Dr. Gregory B. Newby Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost still just a child after all, and really might not have had an the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was of receipt of the work. state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her last!". into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become things had become superfluous which, although they could not be this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of still just a child after all, and really might not have had an Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his Translator: David Wyllie even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He your equipment. Foundation photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was gbnewby@pglaf.org with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. page at http://pglaf.org Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole http://www.gutenberg.net if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought from their decision to move was much more to do with their total provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by stick, then, finally, all was quiet. his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again people in all walks of life. while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had Author: Franz Kafka last!". disappear. all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite States. sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have certainty. parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother Gutenberg-tm electronic works. 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Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a Project Gutenberg-tm works. suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; room. while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite from their decision to move was much more to do with their total I injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard by himself. leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to against the door and listening. clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to had kept free without any necklace or collar. probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. himself. used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, page at http://pglaf.org nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had and lacking in self confidence. 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And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I Gutenberg-tm License. tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was still just a child after all, and really might not have had an was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, Last updated: May 20, 2012 jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something left there again". He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back impose on them. clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister