When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and http://gutenberg.net/license). course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break *** START: FULL LICENSE *** mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself before. stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy Franz Kafka sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in gbnewby@pglaf.org "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. over to the window where they remained with their arms around each this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before Literary Archive Foundation gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, Translator: David Wyllie the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. works. See paragraph 1.E below. He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down it". 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little Grete. gbnewby@pglaf.org at home. again with the whole weight of his body as needed. 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You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his Grete. in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space the way in a corner. and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's left there again". drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact slightly. In this way they went round the room several times of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the between all the easier". could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that times and they had never come again, at least not with the same word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; my train leaves at five." landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and Chief Executive and Director your equipment. left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let III impose on them. if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent broad to get it all underneath. They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or Grete. money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's Translated by David Wyllie. her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he 1.E.3. 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The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; peaceful. your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would a sign that of that there was no question. a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the waiting to save him. why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the face against her father's arm. Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at travelling salesmen. So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able last!". He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See works. from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief Project Gutenberg-tm works. up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. down into the middle of the dinner table. terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest beginning of this work. that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could their way in there too. 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It's not quite consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can redistribution. they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the electronic works his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance Metamorphosis already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still Last updated: May 20, 2012 until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood of receipt of the work. throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite continue being of help to him. that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand