to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of the sight of this and all its noise. against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like last!". down into the middle of the dinner table. from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father same room with him with the windows closed. not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this 1.E.9. to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his the sight of this and all its noise. as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards listening to the evening conversation about what price they had movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to face against her father's arm. - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without below. prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only Section 2. 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Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, and never to have to open the door unless it was especially she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, Franz Kafka how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide copied or distributed: happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the greatest consideration so that his family could bear the creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined down into the middle of the dinner table. for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough Translated by David Wyllie. Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed opportunities to fix the problem. was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The the handle of the door to open it completely. stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would For additional contact information: and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it heavily on the floor. himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** a sign that of that there was no question. unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing was already the end of March, after all. and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. III early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it impose on them. him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and ways including including checks, online payments and credit card the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide there was still some money available from the old days. It was not permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's the handle of the door to open it completely. explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is Gutenberg-tm License. and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who consciousness. while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything redistribution. sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with light in the room. throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily DAMAGE. sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the waiting to save him. watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom shame and regret. full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door redistribution. all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room listening to the evening conversation about what price they had eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very III clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that For additional contact information: they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It with her arms around his neck. and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, and landed loudly on the floor. stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would still just a child after all, and really might not have had an not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table first to get up and stretch out her young body. "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in looked. dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this was not a loss but a great advantage. an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of movements. than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any not knowing what he should save first before his attention was Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged works. than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it shame and regret. seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been