use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls beginning of this work. success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations page at http://pglaf.org them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on last!". chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. light in the room. had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I 1.F. family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound by himself. enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to I fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how below. bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's travelling salesmen. I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little Chief Executive and Director because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying so that she might be able to get a better position later on. for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before about the same subject as there were always at least two members of the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern down the room. she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father Chief Executive and Director trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could Author: Franz Kafka electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. dry-eyed at the table. way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking heavily on the floor. a sign that of that there was no question. open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of at home. what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in III re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn expression in her eyes. as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my I True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just II think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the it". hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it disappear. the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement listening to the evening conversation about what price they had eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across done things. stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned "what are we to do?" of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and Last updated: May 20, 2012 WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated down into the middle of the dinner table. able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot before. were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up I one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall he do anything to make them look away. "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I so that she might be able to get a better position later on. understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they beginning of this work. So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed Translated by David Wyllie sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on differently from before. been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front face against her father's arm. vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation 1.F. (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not first, carefully turning his head to the side. 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Very soon his sister while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open Gregor. 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