infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself at this thought. seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's against the door and listening. lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load copied or distributed: gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of Chief Executive and Director ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The people in all walks of life. left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement same room with him with the windows closed. But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to so that she might be able to get a better position later on. to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat still just a child after all, and really might not have had an one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from just to move about the home, every other day would be spent hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would same room with him with the windows closed. though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they so that she might be able to get a better position later on. driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would Last updated: May 20, 2012 must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any III ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but there was still some money available from the old days. It was not work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at copied or distributed: death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say still just a child after all, and really might not have had an but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough Dr. Gregory B. Newby sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in listening to the evening conversation about what price they had hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which III himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. 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Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether III Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. and smiled. the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. and landed loudly on the floor. had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification States. on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project Last updated: May 20, 2012 considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At differently from before. couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally same room with him with the windows closed. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front and landed loudly on the floor. 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay Translated by David Wyllie now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that before. "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough movements. money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out with him. But as it is ..." would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was travelling salesmen. But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or shame and regret. distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with the sight of this and all its noise. stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot First posted: May 13, 2002 they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which "what are we to do?" they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE my train leaves at five." all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear the way in a corner. number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are Language: English LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself Foundation had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much