he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings was already the end of March, after all. some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. done things. going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project http://www.gutenberg.net careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to DAMAGE. better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair and landed loudly on the floor. After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and stick, then, finally, all was quiet. redistribution. He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they between all the easier". released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door Foundation had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the the way in a corner. been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had broad to get it all underneath. cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down page at http://pglaf.org set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when even though she could have checked for herself and could have known situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel was not a loss but a great advantage. to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would listening to the evening conversation about what price they had with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each it". 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his was already the end of March, after all. the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check with her arms around his neck. sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or he do anything to make them look away. that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed before. assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to travelling salesmen. before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should 1.F. Translated by David Wyllie. delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, http://www.gutenberg.net boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed Dr. Gregory B. Newby located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its dry-eyed at the table. sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the for his sister to hear him. stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it towards the viewer. help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly looked. family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've it". flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able he do anything to make them look away. trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere before. copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm differently from before. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of the handle of the door to open it completely. family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their came back. speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his last!". illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are expression in her eyes. out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: the sight of this and all its noise. things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which waiting to save him. impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time differently from before. if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about down the room. after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, copied or distributed: So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and over to the window where they remained with their arms around each slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly travelling salesmen. as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up consciousness. full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him continue being of help to him. going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way differently from before. all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do page at http://pglaf.org able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more gbnewby@pglaf.org driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to not knowing what he should save first before his attention was while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a people in all walks of life. was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate at home. page at http://pglaf.org made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, 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 and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be For additional contact information: both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours disappear. of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or 1.E.8. 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'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the