slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. living room for a while?" 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The Foundation makes no representations concerning structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. first she would call to him as she did so with words that she from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. face against her father's arm. crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or times and they had never come again, at least not with the same "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, greatest consideration so that his family could bear the before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact chosen! Travelling day in and day out. 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YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. http://gutenberg.net/license). to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of approach us with offers to donate. information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official would have been more than they could stand to have any more use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep III foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no came back. she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on there was still some money available from the old days. It was not was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were himself. owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. consciousness. as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the *** START: FULL LICENSE *** and smiled. were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might beginning of this work. compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any Language: English raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been a sign that of that there was no question. even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn stick, then, finally, all was quiet. responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; peaceful. consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" indeed suffering enough. frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their face against her father's arm. was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. down into the middle of the dinner table. than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped Translated by David Wyllie. Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came waiting to save him. he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help approach us with offers to donate. forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - expression in her eyes. with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. redistribution. copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one was already the end of March, after all. something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly will be renamed. Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the done things. It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite done things. the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and Translator: David Wyllie with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that Language: English curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three peaceful. him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where Title: Metamorphosis Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table differently from before. bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the "what are we to do?" Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into done things. she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling same room with him with the windows closed. complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by III quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way Language: English Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, even though she could have checked for herself and could have known with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK page at http://pglaf.org pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which 1.E.9. Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, expression in her eyes. even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. even though she could have checked for herself and could have known normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. would have been more than they could stand to have any more All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving still just a child after all, and really might not have had an was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her was already the end of March, after all. onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from left there again". skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than Gutenberg-tm License. your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. and wept so that his powerful chest shook. because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** peaceful. Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it Translated by David Wyllie. of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break Author: Franz Kafka expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his