press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head about the same subject as there were always at least two members of cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain 1.F. make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. 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It is true had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. first she would call to him as she did so with words that she which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood indeed suffering enough. pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if beginning of this work. The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without First posted: May 13, 2002 "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. stick, then, finally, all was quiet. "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: over to the window where they remained with their arms around each very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he expression in her eyes. a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry last!". can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to certainty. people in all walks of life. courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be room. your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite Last updated: May 20, 2012 Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was at home. adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that broad to get it all underneath. his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can Chief Executive and Director quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to travelling salesmen. him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his certainty. sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is they quickly finished their letters. and never to have to open the door unless it was especially paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of waiting to save him. there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" waiting to save him. was already the end of March, after all. probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. light in the room. they quickly finished their letters. Author: Franz Kafka was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's works. should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune himself. mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his page at http://pglaf.org who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the himself. about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand 1.F. even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether at home. unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: Translated by David Wyllie. carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At States. made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall would have been more than they could stand to have any more wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister works. See paragraph 1.E below. bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been came back. a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." looked. the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, times and they had never come again, at least not with the same door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do looked. keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his http://www.gutenberg.net in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to Chief Executive and Director the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring my train leaves at five." now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my "what are we to do?" returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could and smiled. While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do still just a child after all, and really might not have had an So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her will be renamed. on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never even though she could have checked for herself and could have known and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO Translated by David Wyllie. defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, they quickly finished their letters. ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which Dr. Gregory B. Newby for his sister to hear him. the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement Language: English The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had III He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone below. able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. my train leaves at five." immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal and never to have to open the door unless it was especially the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn first to get up and stretch out her young body. were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his