stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was same room with him with the windows closed. providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, with her arms around his neck. Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the subject to the trademark license, especially commercial remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that listening to the evening conversation about what price they had there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in will be renamed. stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his "what are we to do?" 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to things had become superfluous which, although they could not be white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted approach us with offers to donate. as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he to their real and natural state. that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the before. will be renamed. become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping and wept so that his powerful chest shook. Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide subject to the trademark license, especially commercial while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the himself. computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room first to get up and stretch out her young body. Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still light in the room. was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about even though she could have checked for herself and could have known done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined continue being of help to him. Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to with him. But as it is ..." waiting to save him. fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned that imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. Translated by David Wyllie. whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder Translated by David Wyllie come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time Translator: David Wyllie very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening electronic works simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project stick, then, finally, all was quiet. This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything States. http://gutenberg.net/license). Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew Language: English it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. still just a child after all, and really might not have had an information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found heavily on the floor. other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to Last updated: May 20, 2012 though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as against the door and listening. then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR copied or distributed: He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. ways including including checks, online payments and credit card until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about certainty. ways including including checks, online payments and credit card splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with gbnewby@pglaf.org had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg Translated by David Wyllie. her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her my train leaves at five." was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide face against her father's arm. by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro life led by the family during these two months, must have made him now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. it". different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works towards the viewer. his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change redistribution. remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should life led by the family during these two months, must have made him had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current Translated by David Wyllie. was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the at this thought. movements. to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his down into the middle of the dinner table. folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do indeed suffering enough. present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one Chief Executive and Director probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His listening to the evening conversation about what price they had be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his Gutenberg-tm License. Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever slightly. In this way they went round the room several times and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to would have been more than they could stand to have any more see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. they quickly finished their letters. increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. Foundation wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting