able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her was not a loss but a great advantage. to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across electronic works from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It dry-eyed at the table. earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you with her arms around his neck. dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the first to get up and stretch out her young body. he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. Translator: David Wyllie Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's continue being of help to him. it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become first she would call to him as she did so with words that she remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable against the door and listening. the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom my train leaves at five." it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with disappear. because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister Translator: David Wyllie but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her stick, then, finally, all was quiet. happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention 1.E.9. while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room first she would call to him as she did so with words that she well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than peaceful. towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. Translated by David Wyllie all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no himself. the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out greatest consideration so that his family could bear the quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him DAMAGE. "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family page at http://pglaf.org his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his III own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present dry-eyed at the table. better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg it". as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, people in all walks of life. It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood consciousness. posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project room. happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. Franz Kafka father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even opportunities to fix the problem. both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her first to get up and stretch out her young body. sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into times and they had never come again, at least not with the same Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations before and had been listening to what was being said. 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If you received the work electronically, the person or entity heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his was not a loss but a great advantage. in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk subject to the trademark license, especially commercial of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and impose on them.