His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever was not a loss but a great advantage. differently from before. to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the II even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on first to get up and stretch out her young body. Translator: David Wyllie all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed listening to the evening conversation about what price they had father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could had kept free without any necklace or collar. she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his peaceful. copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that first to get up and stretch out her young body. it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, 1.E.9. your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether redistribution. knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, subject to the trademark license, especially commercial now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael impose on them. SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister Author: Franz Kafka Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door First posted: May 13, 2002 ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not Translated by David Wyllie threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the waiting to save him. swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have 1.F. number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email Translated by David Wyllie. one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his States. from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg electronic works his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the expression in her eyes. partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples himself. chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but indeed suffering enough. Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's things had become superfluous which, although they could not be shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few 1.A. 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Arms outstretched, she fell onto the stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of of receipt of the work. http://gutenberg.net/license). easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not works. After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant page at http://pglaf.org 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her light in the room. immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. the way in a corner. where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment times and they had never come again, at least not with the same understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite Dr. Gregory B. Newby think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost the sight of this and all its noise. Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough gbnewby@pglaf.org his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and will be renamed. although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement States. watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another great as that, caused himself no damage. 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Or he might go staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what my train leaves at five." creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. and smiled. careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. 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"On his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the people in all walks of life. sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that over to the window where they remained with their arms around each this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing redistribution. down into the middle of the dinner table. 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had dry-eyed at the table. give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his it". down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. III than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is indeed suffering enough. some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came face against her father's arm. approach us with offers to donate. happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition.