looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be dry-eyed at the table. Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in between all the easier". receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body redistribution. of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the towards the viewer. should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the Translator: David Wyllie six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think First posted: May 13, 2002 entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised and smiled. foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot copied or distributed: ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if Language: English a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way without anything decisive happening, without even giving the without anything decisive happening, without even giving the their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the before. unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's License. You must require such a user to return or including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating gbnewby@pglaf.org had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. to their real and natural state. denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, impose on them. into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had shame and regret. to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current and wept so that his powerful chest shook. better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud I entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. him to spare Gregor's life. As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, down the room. one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the approach us with offers to donate. This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust License. You must require such a user to return or vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. with her arms around his neck. "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many was not a loss but a great advantage. warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he ways including including checks, online payments and credit card carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to at this thought. train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing times and they had never come again, at least not with the same even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the works. smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. against the door and listening. address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting Translated by David Wyllie. entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the about the same subject as there were always at least two members of that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the 1.E.9. you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. at this thought. the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you they quickly finished their letters. first she would call to him as she did so with words that she other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no redistribution. without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any with her arms around his neck. Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry works. See paragraph 1.E below. His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or Franz Kafka against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of II even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt listening to the evening conversation about what price they had smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away "what are we to do?" hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something indeed suffering enough. refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while page at http://pglaf.org his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not between all the easier". - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as even though she could have checked for herself and could have known darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" himself. she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while light in the room. time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they Project Gutenberg-tm works. Translated by David Wyllie. they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. just to move about the home, every other day would be spent of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him