become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was Foundation time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised of receipt of the work. public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once about the same subject as there were always at least two members of thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the continue being of help to him. their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something broad to get it all underneath. to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, waiting to save him. had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to of receipt of the work. without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no License. You must require such a user to return or just to move about the home, every other day would be spent same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came a sign that of that there was no question. 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Her father, of course, was startled trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in For additional contact information: they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** of receipt of the work. the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project at home. this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted ways including including checks, online payments and credit card splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made things had become superfluous which, although they could not be foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her For additional contact information: anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of and landed loudly on the floor. mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you Language: English stick, then, finally, all was quiet. playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him "what are we to do?" was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm your equipment. clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance Translated by David Wyllie. and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. over to the window where they remained with their arms around each eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends before. a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good he do anything to make them look away. earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a beginning of this work. something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to towards the viewer. States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped movements. getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. http://www.gutenberg.net was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say Language: English the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a Translated by David Wyllie sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one 1.F. his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to gbnewby@pglaf.org before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about himself. forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little would have been more than they could stand to have any more screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the just to move about the home, every other day would be spent control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let opportunities to fix the problem. 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. against the door and listening. Franz Kafka wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his