So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At broad to get it all underneath. the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer there was still some money available from the old days. It was not the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and against the door and listening. in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once towards the viewer. as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming between all the easier". was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought shame and regret. do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether connection with their leader. 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These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends light in the room. Translated by David Wyllie. was already the end of March, after all. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon opportunities to fix the problem. and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be room. too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms was not a loss but a great advantage. Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he for his sister to hear him. they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, life led by the family during these two months, must have made him not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the http://gutenberg.net/license). sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework and landed loudly on the floor. It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. 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"You can nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father light in the room. All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we between all the easier". He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] *** START: FULL LICENSE *** but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the below. Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. differently from before. be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of at home. reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her not knowing what he should save first before his attention was 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if 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 part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. life led by the family during these two months, must have made him street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have beginning of this work. were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned Project Gutenberg-tm works. His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was electronic works information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's himself. DAMAGE. Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her of receipt of the work. in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro heavily on the floor. Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like heavily on the floor. Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At last!". - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole License. You must require such a user to return or windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's opportunities to fix the problem. clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes broad to get it all underneath. them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware works. See paragraph 1.E below. strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office peaceful. face against her father's arm. anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps with him. But as it is ..." I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table even though she could have checked for herself and could have known would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly room. sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the Metamorphosis things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to certainty. the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still and never to have to open the door unless it was especially distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took electronic works everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear stick, then, finally, all was quiet. that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough done things. that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you and landed loudly on the floor. back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the