consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out 1.F. than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to there was still some money available from the old days. It was not disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, redistribution. wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, certainty. there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm towards the viewer. 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's and never to have to open the door unless it was especially not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up light in the room. was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember subject to the trademark license, especially commercial and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything movements. just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of consciousness. the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for disappear. not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: redistribution. on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This Title: Metamorphosis made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any first she would call to him as she did so with words that she so that she might be able to get a better position later on. better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed the sight of this and all its noise. against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at still just a child after all, and really might not have had an one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation against the door and listening. him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before States. and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her over to the window where they remained with their arms around each dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning without anything decisive happening, without even giving the on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort by himself. would have been more than they could stand to have any more have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of left there again". Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him copied or distributed: always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and For additional contact information: just to move about the home, every other day would be spent white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked For additional contact information: To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation him to spare Gregor's life. throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at there was still some money available from the old days. It was not hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body gbnewby@pglaf.org the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. expression in her eyes. around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found looked. removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with Translator: David Wyllie we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her Translated by David Wyllie. or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to page at http://pglaf.org 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As was not a loss but a great advantage. father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the travelling salesmen. had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. over to the window where they remained with their arms around each strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight towards the viewer. devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded License. You must require such a user to return or room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. things had become superfluous which, although they could not be already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged of receipt of the work. prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had they quickly finished their letters. worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity License. You must require such a user to return or long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted life led by the family during these two months, must have made him Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while stick, then, finally, all was quiet. word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms Franz Kafka went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, consciousness. Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see will be renamed. Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like ways including including checks, online payments and credit card stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. a sign that of that there was no question. (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in travelling salesmen. room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than the handle of the door to open it completely. the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - would have been more than they could stand to have any more door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly