really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest Chief Executive and Director Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote First posted: May 13, 2002 providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all expression in her eyes. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined shame and regret. he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that with her arms around his neck. first to get up and stretch out her young body. front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw Project Gutenberg-tm works. frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but just to move about the home, every other day would be spent would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously page at http://pglaf.org anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. works. again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the Literary Archive Foundation possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but light in the room. would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for from their decision to move was much more to do with their total staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep Language: English of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut States. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty License. You must require such a user to return or they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version II inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully and landed loudly on the floor. the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto the way in a corner. money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other gbnewby@pglaf.org ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my greatest consideration so that his family could bear the With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if First posted: May 13, 2002 his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the consciousness. front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework not knowing what he should save first before his attention was suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's subject to the trademark license, especially commercial people in all walks of life. from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his room. destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, Translated by David Wyllie. his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to was not a loss but a great advantage. trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than Translator: David Wyllie visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, over to the window where they remained with their arms around each came back. So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of movements. part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ the handle of the door to open it completely. INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he room. slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go life led by the family during these two months, must have made him of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half approach us with offers to donate. Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the from their decision to move was much more to do with their total the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of Translated by David Wyllie. released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor even though she could have checked for herself and could have known flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked electronic works uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to between all the easier". his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he Grete. then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the for his sister to hear him. must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the 1.F. flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this copied or distributed: quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel "what are we to do?" strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the Metamorphosis we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an I the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, room. quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with Gutenberg-tm License. That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke First posted: May 13, 2002 stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled against the door and listening. has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the