that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were Translator: David Wyllie abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto your equipment. page at http://pglaf.org benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether down the room. stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently and smiled. nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and opportunities to fix the problem. look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner was already the end of March, after all. research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous not knowing what he should save first before his attention was set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious will be renamed. himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day over to the window where they remained with their arms around each dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, 1.F. arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting 1.F. through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at Last updated: May 20, 2012 way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He shame and regret. appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I came back. to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. disappear. Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we face against her father's arm. made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained the sight of this and all its noise. what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no III He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was Literary Archive Foundation been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, 1.F. folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. at home. find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional face against her father's arm. closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project copied or distributed: movements. away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few Literary Archive Foundation was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, and landed loudly on the floor. It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; Translator: David Wyllie PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a left there again". hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. certainty. below. door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space Chief Executive and Director refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at dry-eyed at the table. the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried II seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; Gutenberg-tm License. heavily on the floor. continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked Metamorphosis might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to was already the end of March, after all. thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and Gutenberg-tm License. of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. 1.E.9. trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him status with the IRS. Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there without anything decisive happening, without even giving the set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss "what are we to do?" afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the For additional contact information: against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and that such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to slightly. In this way they went round the room several times still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them life led by the family during these two months, must have made him with him. But as it is ..." carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide consciousness. really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they was already the end of March, after all. was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure peaceful. instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her