other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he dry-eyed at the table. driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the beginning of this work. which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who a sign that of that there was no question. as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very that shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is subject to the trademark license, especially commercial went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. about the same subject as there were always at least two members of Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we 1.E.9. like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his first to get up and stretch out her young body. curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or so that she might be able to get a better position later on. compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH that could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply broad to get it all underneath. greatest consideration so that his family could bear the 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at movements. death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which things had become superfluous which, although they could not be it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or before. glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry over to the window where they remained with their arms around each mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes certainty. occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that peaceful. clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But http://www.gutenberg.net forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all approach us with offers to donate. seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too your equipment. if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear slightly. In this way they went round the room several times as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more things had become superfluous which, although they could not be during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. a sign that of that there was no question. instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions your equipment. looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at listening to the evening conversation about what price they had catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd the way in a corner. the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated 1.F. more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep Franz Kafka everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. 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At first he moved it because, with no other room free where that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. Literary Archive Foundation gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it by himself. almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. not knowing what he should save first before his attention was precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was people in all walks of life. again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It 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 flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door Author: Franz Kafka responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times things had become superfluous which, although they could not be Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, looked. just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and himself. her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door from their decision to move was much more to do with their total The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not down into the middle of the dinner table. hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to just to move about the home, every other day would be spent and landed loudly on the floor. concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official to their real and natural state. might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there First posted: May 13, 2002 From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the 1.E.9. 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the light in the room. during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to disappear. status with the IRS. illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took without anything decisive happening, without even giving the enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He had kept free without any necklace or collar. slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would at this thought. infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object heavily on the floor. works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure