the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very page at http://pglaf.org the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The *** START: FULL LICENSE *** she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised Gutenberg-tm License. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net electronic works folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or room. able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do III the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and and landed loudly on the floor. her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and For additional contact information: copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his first she would call to him as she did so with words that she mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his last!". three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa room. up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry greatest consideration so that his family could bear the illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she from their decision to move was much more to do with their total 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep *** START: FULL LICENSE *** provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for down into the middle of the dinner table. 1.F. it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. particular state visit http://pglaf.org corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very status with the IRS. Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way the sight of this and all its noise. staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an III Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had before. front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it movements. a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now him to spare Gregor's life. sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He it". not knowing what he should save first before his attention was 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back Chief Executive and Director how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, without anything decisive happening, without even giving the closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was certainty. But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for beginning of this work. form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do just to move about the home, every other day would be spent Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His travelling salesmen. works. See paragraph 1.E below. When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the looked. and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings impose on them. provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no peaceful. come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the at home. So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not redistribution. understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on Dr. Gregory B. Newby delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, disappear. editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose still just a child after all, and really might not have had an or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. Literary Archive Foundation how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room travelling salesmen. Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the down the room. after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally without anything decisive happening, without even giving the it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of beginning of this work. was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the page at http://pglaf.org Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning