lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him and landed loudly on the floor. again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project consciousness. the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we same room with him with the windows closed. about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to Foundation achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into and landed loudly on the floor. she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she Grete. understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that face against her father's arm. imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut 1.E.5. 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To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the approach us with offers to donate. which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd my train leaves at five." He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual it". to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what first she would call to him as she did so with words that she become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and with her arms around his neck. startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The with him. But as it is ..." sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had Translated by David Wyllie. were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag down the room. one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange differently from before. about the same subject as there were always at least two members of main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her by himself. as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that dry-eyed at the table. now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he had kept free without any necklace or collar. middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still just to move about the home, every other day would be spent Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to not knowing what he should save first before his attention was butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took at home. the handle of the door to open it completely. or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations dry-eyed at the table. pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder life led by the family during these two months, must have made him had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with still just a child after all, and really might not have had an Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, looked. All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot 1.F. much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following there was still some money available from the old days. It was not the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now Grete. wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out and never to have to open the door unless it was especially gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether to their real and natural state. practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've certainty. their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." electronic works 1.E.9. how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends Title: Metamorphosis smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side slightly. In this way they went round the room several times used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his would have been more than they could stand to have any more destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following would have been more than they could stand to have any more and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing 1.F. from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. towards the viewer. hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be Metamorphosis different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew beginning of this work. respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous opportunities to fix the problem. mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. Dr. Gregory B. Newby that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness Translator: David Wyllie would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it