Dr. Gregory B. Newby floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more will be renamed. startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if For additional contact information: his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower page at http://pglaf.org round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the electronic works anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back same room with him with the windows closed. straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more Foundation practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed electronic works Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination listening to the evening conversation about what price they had enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of continue being of help to him. LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the For additional contact information: chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project had kept free without any necklace or collar. But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the For additional contact information: License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their people in all walks of life. than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest at home. completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would movements. as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days redistribution. might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning your equipment. would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table came back. even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was to their real and natural state. the handle of the door to open it completely. business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." disappear. or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get 1.E.9. had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE down into the middle of the dinner table. again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps copied or distributed: see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've continue being of help to him. the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in Foundation burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the with her arms around his neck. terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you Last updated: May 20, 2012 the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the dry-eyed at the table. shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, and wept so that his powerful chest shook. Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. First posted: May 13, 2002 there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across "what are we to do?" ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place works. See paragraph 1.E below. This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" slightly. In this way they went round the room several times disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to continue being of help to him. "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the without anything decisive happening, without even giving the earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite will be renamed. One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." for his sister to hear him. a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently *** START: FULL LICENSE *** When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his face against her father's arm. speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? First posted: May 13, 2002 cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see people in all walks of life. landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to people in all walks of life. ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different Foundation 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite listening to the evening conversation about what price they had legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared he do anything to make them look away. owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he Last updated: May 20, 2012 head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every Dr. Gregory B. Newby dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn waiting to save him. they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand Gutenberg-tm License. nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he broad to get it all underneath. on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the and wept so that his powerful chest shook. recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations Grete. from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and Translated by David Wyllie. ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived about the same subject as there were always at least two members of quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." the sight of this and all its noise. she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals by himself. there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at light in the room. just to move about the home, every other day would be spent hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the 1.F. head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely