seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps at home. Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the by himself. of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between Chief Executive and Director would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in down into the middle of the dinner table. infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, a sign that of that there was no question. owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about done things. - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that was already the end of March, after all. 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break will be renamed. open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself impose on them. about the same subject as there were always at least two members of out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times I as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, opportunities to fix the problem. "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" by himself. things had become superfluous which, although they could not be thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to Language: English takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This expression in her eyes. 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you opportunities to fix the problem. living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair and never to have to open the door unless it was especially everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family and landed loudly on the floor. with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered down into the middle of the dinner table. him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's about the same subject as there were always at least two members of - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every http://www.gutenberg.net opportunities to fix the problem. example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by by himself. pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to peaceful. possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his expression in her eyes. and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had room. the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It I all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When dry-eyed at the table. morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would Translator: David Wyllie flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just I the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch came back. courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and Project Gutenberg-tm works. That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, had kept free without any necklace or collar. put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on and wept so that his powerful chest shook. their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to heavily on the floor. easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few for his sister to hear him. the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand down into the middle of the dinner table. middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's a sign that of that there was no question. consciousness. and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. indeed suffering enough. while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and looked. the sight of this and all its noise. wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did before. or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, indeed suffering enough. individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his with her arms around his neck. PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it page at http://pglaf.org even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of the handle of the door to open it completely. recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have indeed suffering enough. that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both just to move about the home, every other day would be spent gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in disappear. thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no between all the easier". responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, approach us with offers to donate. actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. ways including including checks, online payments and credit card found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There the handle of the door to open it completely. better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as first she would call to him as she did so with words that she below. unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally status with the IRS. efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the greatest consideration so that his family could bear the and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak III