it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged state couldn't get into that position. 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Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly Author: Franz Kafka to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and against the door and listening. she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands with him. But as it is ..." electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in Last updated: May 20, 2012 shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg copied or distributed: unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he same room with him with the windows closed. first to get up and stretch out her young body. individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become gbnewby@pglaf.org So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my Franz Kafka around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you I his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor Translated by David Wyllie. stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous States. things had become superfluous which, although they could not be one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in Gutenberg-tm License. including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck beginning of this work. distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room Last updated: May 20, 2012 the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And still just a child after all, and really might not have had an to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his and landed loudly on the floor. has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. DAMAGE. better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn Language: English quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the came back. while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to that the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. 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He had This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with done things. to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. Grete. the handle of the door to open it completely. of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister Literary Archive Foundation distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in Project Gutenberg-tm works. Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked against the door and listening. all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to your equipment. 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for differently from before. suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag between all the easier". destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation between all the easier". think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on came back. again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his status with the IRS. as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", with him. But as it is ..." that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that Project Gutenberg-tm works. under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to greatest consideration so that his family could bear the serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had travelling salesmen. LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE and landed loudly on the floor. continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was Translated by David Wyllie. strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the waiting to save him. able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous works. See paragraph 1.E below. himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family For additional contact information: respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father electronic works must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down himself. could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the had kept free without any necklace or collar. - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and