but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, still just a child after all, and really might not have had an with her arms around his neck. the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations first she would call to him as she did so with words that she front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, Project Gutenberg-tm works. even though she could have checked for herself and could have known kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the done things. inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to light in the room. that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions the way in a corner. the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open waiting to save him. again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to first to get up and stretch out her young body. Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would Project Gutenberg-tm works. fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to 1.F. Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even done things. only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we below. License. You must require such a user to return or the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning done things. appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing stick, then, finally, all was quiet. goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in against the door and listening. her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed Foundation and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. so that she might be able to get a better position later on. harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project copied or distributed: completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each would have been more than they could stand to have any more of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright at this thought. eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with indeed suffering enough. Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. 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In 2001, the Project only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest States. seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in Gutenberg-tm License. one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do light in the room. because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at face against her father's arm. a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any copied or distributed: Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further travelling salesmen. 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was towards the viewer. His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the II lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. still just a child after all, and really might not have had an in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we between all the easier". before. floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to approach us with offers to donate. spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate Translated by David Wyllie or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm had kept free without any necklace or collar. interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. greatest consideration so that his family could bear the takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman they quickly finished their letters. company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself differently from before. speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite broad to get it all underneath. 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the Gutenberg-tm License. to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back For additional contact information: to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were Last updated: May 20, 2012 efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father himself. clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes at this thought. Translated by David Wyllie without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, would have been more than they could stand to have any more straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and with him. But as it is ..." expression in her eyes. to their real and natural state. and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then impose on them. Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or