But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the it". movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three same room with him with the windows closed. outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as the sight of this and all its noise. electronic works - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed First posted: May 13, 2002 his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can Project Gutenberg-tm works. Author: Franz Kafka everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front looked. cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak the way in a corner. something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his and landed loudly on the floor. the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever over to the window where they remained with their arms around each have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it himself. breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it a sign that of that there was no question. worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, life led by the family during these two months, must have made him silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and last!". of receipt of the work. for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had last!". the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for your equipment. coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it he do anything to make them look away. heavily on the floor. crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth II last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once my train leaves at five." was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't broad to get it all underneath. father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, without anything decisive happening, without even giving the If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to particular state visit http://pglaf.org slightly. In this way they went round the room several times certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the Translated by David Wyllie. and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never travelling salesmen. involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for page at http://pglaf.org was not a loss but a great advantage. foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder done things. pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door shame and regret. things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any I Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round with her arms around his neck. pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm 1.F. Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair so that she might be able to get a better position later on. but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said same room with him with the windows closed. Translator: David Wyllie But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His copied or distributed: Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more works. See paragraph 1.E below. hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one Title: Metamorphosis irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest shame and regret. one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: Gutenberg-tm License. before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware times and they had never come again, at least not with the same slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it I more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely Project Gutenberg-tm works. as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's had kept free without any necklace or collar. Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to dry-eyed at the table. to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. at home. in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than shame and regret. permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. your equipment. "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be against the door and listening. worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple things had become superfluous which, although they could not be three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body with her arms around his neck. Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the alarm. 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Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. down into the middle of the dinner table. things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and with him. But as it is ..." have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. certainty. head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net before. bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project see what he could do about it. 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It had even become very to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all greatest consideration so that his family could bear the their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and ways including including checks, online payments and credit card thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the for his sister to hear him. of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially Grete. had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally 1.E.4. 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