located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. below. explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without *** START: FULL LICENSE *** set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had down the room. "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of listening to the evening conversation about what price they had that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do Foundation that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the movements. and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps same room with him with the windows closed. would have been more than they could stand to have any more on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. so that she might be able to get a better position later on. he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in impose on them. must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this continue being of help to him. receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off people in all walks of life. "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's opportunities to fix the problem. it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving had kept free without any necklace or collar. that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to at this thought. sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving same room with him with the windows closed. electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag peaceful. infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their towards the viewer. Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was at this thought. calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden room. upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free differently from before. permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware a sign that of that there was no question. especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where even though she could have checked for herself and could have known mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed would have been more than they could stand to have any more usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room waiting to save him. while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust life led by the family during these two months, must have made him Grete. ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might at home. eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and broad to get it all underneath. After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or things had become superfluous which, although they could not be straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", For additional contact information: First posted: May 13, 2002 received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, heavily on the floor. he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with slightly. In this way they went round the room several times crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had things had become superfluous which, although they could not be confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room shame and regret. how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other Project Gutenberg-tm works. When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him status with the IRS. set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way slightly. In this way they went round the room several times number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that not knowing what he should save first before his attention was For additional contact information: 1.E.9. main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's between all the easier". down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even page at http://pglaf.org floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its left there again". was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to my train leaves at five." intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was against the door and listening. first she would call to him as she did so with words that she compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the For additional contact information: Franz Kafka From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and First posted: May 13, 2002 companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this stick, then, finally, all was quiet. have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white peaceful. Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do him to spare Gregor's life. door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who travelling salesmen. their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became Translated by David Wyllie possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long,