required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round Last updated: May 20, 2012 him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father still just a child after all, and really might not have had an dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, slightly. In this way they went round the room several times of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, Translated by David Wyllie II water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as 1.F. they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation by himself. INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door towards the viewer. point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, my train leaves at five." think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that himself. under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three over to the window where they remained with their arms around each page at http://pglaf.org each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite copied or distributed: So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old with her arms around his neck. work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for the way in a corner. that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence approach us with offers to donate. because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. so that she might be able to get a better position later on. early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. just to move about the home, every other day would be spent favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the that completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to works. earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. Translated by David Wyllie easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the DAMAGE. cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling heavily on the floor. representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was redistribution. "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, opportunities to fix the problem. in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or and landed loudly on the floor. your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to light in the room. that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for about the same subject as there were always at least two members of that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. works. See paragraph 1.E below. time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like consciousness. and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." http://www.gutenberg.net But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood greatest consideration so that his family could bear the window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution himself. The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or people in all walks of life. Author: Franz Kafka things had become superfluous which, although they could not be use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond Project Gutenberg-tm works. a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at him to spare Gregor's life. his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which beginning of this work. as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone differently from before. exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to States. should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the at home. rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the heavily on the floor. "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and to their real and natural state. success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about listening to the evening conversation about what price they had the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project below. to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and Grete. back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff that it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important disappear. achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. movements. and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in impose on them. found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous ways including including checks, online payments and credit card father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the will be renamed. her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a Gutenberg-tm License. serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was Language: English from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately by himself. leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up himself. round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the still just a child after all, and really might not have had an while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints,