thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever page at http://pglaf.org out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would people in all walks of life. denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he heavily on the floor. driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the page at http://pglaf.org crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, First posted: May 13, 2002 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could License. You must require such a user to return or the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different peaceful. He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a Translator: David Wyllie again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had there was still some money available from the old days. It was not the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him differently from before. up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head 1.E.9. badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door I and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would for his sister to hear him. enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he first to get up and stretch out her young body. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free with him. But as it is ..." anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, Translated by David Wyllie. and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, heavily on the floor. back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. times and they had never come again, at least not with the same Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It light in the room. the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not consciousness. never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times by himself. in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in with her arms around his neck. make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a with her arms around his neck. sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found beginning of this work. lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy him to spare Gregor's life. Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to Last updated: May 20, 2012 coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project Last updated: May 20, 2012 the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent will be renamed. mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he impose on them. below. though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined had kept free without any necklace or collar. the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing Franz Kafka his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, from their decision to move was much more to do with their total he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time works. written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a and never to have to open the door unless it was especially editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of about the same subject as there were always at least two members of to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. with him. But as it is ..." in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only DAMAGE. So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure DAMAGE. under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of even though she could have checked for herself and could have known was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times II his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls my train leaves at five." folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping Author: Franz Kafka hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" certainty. hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, things had become superfluous which, although they could not be when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared done things. experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his left there again". very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep http://gutenberg.net/license). crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to travelling salesmen. until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would and landed loudly on the floor. the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of the handle of the door to open it completely. clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be came back. that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing had kept free without any necklace or collar. day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but