dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it the sight of this and all its noise. incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He done things. useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but not knowing what he should save first before his attention was while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of room. unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at last!". (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his first to get up and stretch out her young body. towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the continue being of help to him. immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of about the same subject as there were always at least two members of think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight waiting to save him. while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, not knowing what he should save first before his attention was insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of travelling salesmen. bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important movements. on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise Literary Archive Foundation were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed of receipt of the work. would have been more than they could stand to have any more would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished before. visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it left there again". useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck greatest consideration so that his family could bear the and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: http://www.gutenberg.net prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as page at http://pglaf.org up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible subject to the trademark license, especially commercial a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would Franz Kafka from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary a sign that of that there was no question. up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the without anything decisive happening, without even giving the of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property times and they had never come again, at least not with the same have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore between all the easier". mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still Last updated: May 20, 2012 "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, done things. him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this status with the IRS. lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. without anything decisive happening, without even giving the could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so so that she might be able to get a better position later on. out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed http://gutenberg.net/license). seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Author: Franz Kafka with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I below. in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he about the same subject as there were always at least two members of is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling shame and regret. chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back indeed suffering enough. her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go at home. too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder works. See paragraph 1.E below. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when came back. This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out continue being of help to him. unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." that at this thought. less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had ways including including checks, online payments and credit card their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. 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