however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand light in the room. jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate peaceful. the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been movements. head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent First posted: May 13, 2002 to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the Author: Franz Kafka - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the Grete. violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand broad to get it all underneath. electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where I though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, was not a loss but a great advantage. come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? Franz Kafka not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there there was still some money available from the old days. It was not Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious travelling salesmen. ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against heavily on the floor. throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen Translated by David Wyllie on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force differently from before. His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just and landed loudly on the floor. the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth Franz Kafka strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly redistribution. Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder that the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the things had become superfluous which, although they could not be a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the and smiled. bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps not knowing what he should save first before his attention was see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by Last updated: May 20, 2012 sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in same room with him with the windows closed. been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the for his sister to hear him. than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing the handle of the door to open it completely. this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance subject to the trademark license, especially commercial your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief status with the IRS. he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was and never to have to open the door unless it was especially their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. listening to the evening conversation about what price they had against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had not knowing what he should save first before his attention was to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects shame and regret. knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel ways including including checks, online payments and credit card as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of 1.F. array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to Gutenberg-tm License. bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him that about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear was not a loss but a great advantage. clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in there was still some money available from the old days. It was not from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in waiting to save him. family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, movements. pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this my train leaves at five." lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At approach us with offers to donate. spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to below. see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit the way in a corner. sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, waiting to save him. would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, there was still some money available from the old days. It was not something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her at this thought. Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let disappear. efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the Gutenberg-tm License. more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found Translator: David Wyllie in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the