by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air copied or distributed: been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile with him. But as it is ..." had kept free without any necklace or collar. his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check there was still some money available from the old days. It was not other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a face against her father's arm. cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more page at http://pglaf.org away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while a sign that of that there was no question. the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner a sign that of that there was no question. things had become superfluous which, although they could not be Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it indeed suffering enough. clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, left there again". stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite Franz Kafka But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in http://www.gutenberg.net as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make heavily on the floor. to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included the handle of the door to open it completely. behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard http://gutenberg.net/license). mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone ways including including checks, online payments and credit card had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate first to get up and stretch out her young body. ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to even though she could have checked for herself and could have known with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related approach us with offers to donate. for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in below. the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too greatest consideration so that his family could bear the cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to with her arms around his neck. Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was III about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you approach us with offers to donate. repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones stick, then, finally, all was quiet. jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and by himself. now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table it". permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never Author: Franz Kafka slightly. In this way they went round the room several times the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm shame and regret. gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember against the door and listening. with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to expression in her eyes. wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into without anything decisive happening, without even giving the back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so of receipt of the work. were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one Translated by David Wyllie they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully my train leaves at five." his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest Translator: David Wyllie sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous particular state visit http://pglaf.org boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any down the room. left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up room. whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with DAMAGE. Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, copied or distributed: work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" him to spare Gregor's life. with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing Grete. violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the approach us with offers to donate. folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had about the same subject as there were always at least two members of the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of III there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own broad to get it all underneath. do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was travelling salesmen. she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and the sight of this and all its noise. father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. 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Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon For additional contact information: frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the Translated by David Wyllie. already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would Literary Archive Foundation cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation 1.F. hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a over to the window where they remained with their arms around each States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. beginning of this work. shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the impose on them. both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him even though she could have checked for herself and could have known we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home disappear. Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss slightly. In this way they went round the room several times door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not Last updated: May 20, 2012 seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good movements. very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. http://www.gutenberg.net the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already people in all walks of life. 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was left there again". posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as http://gutenberg.net/license). his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do