but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself listening to the evening conversation about what price they had sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide at home. to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in DAMAGE. First posted: May 13, 2002 we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. copied or distributed: experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found things had become superfluous which, although they could not be glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the Metamorphosis death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half life led by the family during these two months, must have made him possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the with her arms around his neck. Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom Gutenberg-tm License. and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees status with the IRS. incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good gbnewby@pglaf.org soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; people in all walks of life. carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes II For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move expression in her eyes. lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room Project Gutenberg-tm works. situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his redistribution. even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from the handle of the door to open it completely. denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was had kept free without any necklace or collar. When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by for his sister to hear him. one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but Metamorphosis shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual 1.E.9. expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make works. See paragraph 1.E below. promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor below. Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, Project Gutenberg-tm works. important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay times and they had never come again, at least not with the same so that she might be able to get a better position later on. violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for Language: English himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was Author: Franz Kafka him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and the handle of the door to open it completely. lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the had kept free without any necklace or collar. money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than differently from before. practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the light in the room. close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE Grete. dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first would have been more than they could stand to have any more had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite broad to get it all underneath. was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive against the door and listening. than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they left there again". before. times and they had never come again, at least not with the same would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief listening to the evening conversation about what price they had refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles before. anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many the handle of the door to open it completely. thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing status with the IRS. be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women