already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain light in the room. Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in For additional contact information: quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR Author: Franz Kafka the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by at this thought. To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with works. mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door indeed suffering enough. first she would call to him as she did so with words that she gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from at this thought. Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off continue being of help to him. then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got and smiled. where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no dry-eyed at the table. he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. particular state visit http://pglaf.org door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried II though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you it". bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. was not a loss but a great advantage. table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but broad to get it all underneath. while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished movements. grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide Gutenberg-tm License. all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was status with the IRS. anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped over to the window where they remained with their arms around each her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the of receipt of the work. open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the dry-eyed at the table. his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with down into the middle of the dinner table. control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, copied or distributed: sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as subject to the trademark license, especially commercial make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of indeed suffering enough. any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go that They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown Translated by David Wyllie. 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting and smiled. Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. Grete. located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness left there again". hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming 1.F. would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in left there again". mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. the sight of this and all its noise. six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: still just a child after all, and really might not have had an breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like electronic works that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who Foundation consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front Gutenberg-tm License. white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried gbnewby@pglaf.org had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright Literary Archive Foundation seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter against the door and listening. highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to Translated by David Wyllie. sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the below. sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing impose on them. inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making *** START: FULL LICENSE *** come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen status with the IRS. make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will Foundation this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper before. After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she Foundation works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you came back. sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were was already the end of March, after all. sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room works. a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations still just a child after all, and really might not have had an emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged down into the middle of the dinner table. he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough Last updated: May 20, 2012 it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor electronic works sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister Dr. Gregory B. Newby was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, slightly. In this way they went round the room several times it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the impose on them. to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the