was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the works. See paragraph 1.E below. nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it movements. instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much redistribution. - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all "what are we to do?" have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it about the same subject as there were always at least two members of press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, shame and regret. "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the done things. than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money they quickly finished their letters. well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he Project Gutenberg-tm works. strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would II sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he status with the IRS. belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they Foundation hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in at this thought. dry-eyed at the table. even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock 1.E.9. connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him done things. construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you down the room. attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept shame and regret. with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards peaceful. himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, Language: English because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. there was still some money available from the old days. It was not When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, just to move about the home, every other day would be spent and landed loudly on the floor. 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn Translated by David Wyllie - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way came back. had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day was already the end of March, after all. she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he electronic works Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the left there again". recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in certainty. some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front face against her father's arm. after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not left there again". enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay particular state visit http://pglaf.org would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were to their real and natural state. Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if without anything decisive happening, without even giving the dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light License. You must require such a user to return or Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally there was still some money available from the old days. It was not to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the Franz Kafka than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, waiting to save him. went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, Literary Archive Foundation Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of the way in a corner. So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He last!". slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the certainty. providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange himself. between all the easier". left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room about the same subject as there were always at least two members of "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can Gutenberg-tm License. No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a movements. repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite expression in her eyes. this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound and wept so that his powerful chest shook. 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you approach us with offers to donate. "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the down into the middle of the dinner table. instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him