me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand consciousness. the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day Translated by David Wyllie. peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. times and they had never come again, at least not with the same light in the room. with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had first to get up and stretch out her young body. were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have consciousness. unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break Author: Franz Kafka the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just the sight of this and all its noise. she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto slightly. In this way they went round the room several times or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him without anything decisive happening, without even giving the Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his shame and regret. one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the Translated by David Wyllie and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder towards the viewer. protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged copied or distributed: against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously things had become superfluous which, although they could not be a sign that of that there was no question. favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he first to get up and stretch out her young body. - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to certainty. at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole Gutenberg-tm License. And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered redistribution. drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn down into the middle of the dinner table. where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence stick, then, finally, all was quiet. he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few impose on them. II and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms for his sister to hear him. different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with consciousness. effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and 1.F. flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was came back. it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and would have been more than they could stand to have any more away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office I Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and Literary Archive Foundation light in the room. the way in a corner. him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, left there again". your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want so that she might be able to get a better position later on. hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; gbnewby@pglaf.org especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to at home. in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly still just a child after all, and really might not have had an doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head Chief Executive and Director find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk http://gutenberg.net/license). their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. movements. were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking face against her father's arm. entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning approach us with offers to donate. opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was Language: English control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and continue being of help to him. companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few himself. before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's between all the easier". put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had light in the room. strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to listening to the evening conversation about what price they had prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got and never to have to open the door unless it was especially the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his face against her father's arm. that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had first she would call to him as she did so with words that she father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had just to move about the home, every other day would be spent how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some and wept so that his powerful chest shook. this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good