methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living from their decision to move was much more to do with their total immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, between all the easier". reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have left there again". onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite indeed suffering enough. money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the ways including including checks, online payments and credit card providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the him to spare Gregor's life. is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very same room with him with the windows closed. written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he it". over to the window where they remained with their arms around each posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The it". would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It waiting to save him. It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. without anything decisive happening, without even giving the that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room Translated by David Wyllie. must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of peaceful. quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to there was still some money available from the old days. It was not on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn the way in a corner. impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll your equipment. work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when States. she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. Grete. pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but Translated by David Wyllie with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in below. very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived and never to have to open the door unless it was especially your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived for his sister to hear him. highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who looked. No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with it". his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or with her arms around his neck. provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no works. See paragraph 1.E below. photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword Dr. Gregory B. Newby grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he himself. whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And was not a loss but a great advantage. was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly below. eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not 1.E.9. most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room beginning of this work. exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work face against her father's arm. could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite redistribution. that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. and wept so that his powerful chest shook. mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his Foundation there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a still just a child after all, and really might not have had an required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came there was still some money available from the old days. It was not have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation Author: Franz Kafka had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to first she would call to him as she did so with words that she up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in stick, then, finally, all was quiet. movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, II doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final subject to the trademark license, especially commercial cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work listening to the evening conversation about what price they had works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He with the nice furniture he had inherited? 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