anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in Gutenberg-tm License. to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his things had become superfluous which, although they could not be word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this travelling salesmen. the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the still just a child after all, and really might not have had an Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might to their real and natural state. she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with broad to get it all underneath. Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as just to move about the home, every other day would be spent of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing Professor Michael S. 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The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. first to get up and stretch out her young body. *** START: FULL LICENSE *** that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" 1.E.9. father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and ways including including checks, online payments and credit card bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier was not a loss but a great advantage. 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you http://www.gutenberg.net the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it movements. the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. times and they had never come again, at least not with the same there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. against the door and listening. 1.E.9. way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door waiting to save him. Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic about the same subject as there were always at least two members of onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from License. You must require such a user to return or good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled travelling salesmen. water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of heavily on the floor. partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you Dr. Gregory B. Newby feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes approach us with offers to donate. own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first Last updated: May 20, 2012 to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room still just a child after all, and really might not have had an his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was life led by the family during these two months, must have made him we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and was already the end of March, after all. and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. http://gutenberg.net/license). point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position last!". slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the waiting to save him. light in the room. II difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate Translated by David Wyllie. while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a differently from before. would have been more than they could stand to have any more Dr. Gregory B. Newby with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked they quickly finished their letters. complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. redistribution. anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always expression in her eyes. Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she States. white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have indeed suffering enough. eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if Translated by David Wyllie the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother himself. Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted *** START: FULL LICENSE *** harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, peaceful. individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just was not a loss but a great advantage. Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet they quickly finished their letters. even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might towards the viewer. newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all came back. feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing First posted: May 13, 2002 they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at movements. parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's the handle of the door to open it completely. to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the gbnewby@pglaf.org screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through opportunities to fix the problem. early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, Translated by David Wyllie. think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with 1.E.9. street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room Franz Kafka and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: even though she could have checked for herself and could have known his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself your equipment. even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour with him. But as it is ..." mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her Foundation day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her.