all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without it". and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they below. other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break Franz Kafka work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on stick, then, finally, all was quiet. particular state visit http://pglaf.org insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up First posted: May 13, 2002 This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut that again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more had kept free without any necklace or collar. the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes of receipt of the work. information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free done things. past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could for his sister to hear him. room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to electronic works as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. himself. lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half times and they had never come again, at least not with the same things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so that people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's at this thought. top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the towards the viewer. warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. to their real and natural state. He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest slightly. In this way they went round the room several times because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of first she would call to him as she did so with words that she intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back at this thought. Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the by himself. he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that disappear. when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final broad to get it all underneath. The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects impose on them. practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore Project Gutenberg-tm works. even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the to their real and natural state. ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, he do anything to make them look away. Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the works. See paragraph 1.E below. parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who shame and regret. quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose expression in her eyes. he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front *** START: FULL LICENSE *** enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment he do anything to make them look away. sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you Literary Archive Foundation had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home waiting to save him. considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become and never to have to open the door unless it was especially in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort slightly. In this way they went round the room several times emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier Translated by David Wyllie. any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I License. You must require such a user to return or for his sister to hear him. And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never Literary Archive Foundation that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, will be renamed. and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly even though she could have checked for herself and could have known terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." without anything decisive happening, without even giving the respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. your equipment. one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation towards the viewer. it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when States. closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm down the room. she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place slightly. In this way they went round the room several times left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently face against her father's arm. and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. subject to the trademark license, especially commercial drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's still just a child after all, and really might not have had an bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still Translated by David Wyllie. one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom particular state visit http://pglaf.org cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of works. See paragraph 1.E below. people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room so that she might be able to get a better position later on. forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: for his sister to hear him. simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile Foundation of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance was already the end of March, after all. at home. him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling slightly. In this way they went round the room several times Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and be sacked on the spot. 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