family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came and wept so that his powerful chest shook. complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles of receipt of the work. only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together Grete. For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not Translator: David Wyllie everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is status with the IRS. that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to I copied or distributed: next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the Franz Kafka choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not last!". down the room. To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about Translated by David Wyllie. suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing Dr. Gregory B. Newby Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest before. knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were my train leaves at five." one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about looked. electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of that ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of electronic works Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he about the same subject as there were always at least two members of raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as even though she could have checked for herself and could have known "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her him to spare Gregor's life. ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk with him. But as it is ..." shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more status with the IRS. "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his dry-eyed at the table. indeed suffering enough. she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could without anything decisive happening, without even giving the will be renamed. uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, beginning of this work. only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face would have been more than they could stand to have any more 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or that some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the works. See paragraph 1.E below. "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn heavily on the floor. while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate that a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of greatest consideration so that his family could bear the Translator: David Wyllie the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from consciousness. for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any so that she might be able to get a better position later on. http://www.gutenberg.net breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of himself. thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and page at http://pglaf.org them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone approach us with offers to donate. each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in III sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud light in the room. consciousness. Translated by David Wyllie. before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they it". "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister For additional contact information: had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution States. of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the 1.E.9. This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand to their real and natural state. kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. 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This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project over to the window where they remained with their arms around each stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the had kept free without any necklace or collar. copied or distributed: Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the a sign that of that there was no question. look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to *** START: FULL LICENSE *** The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the himself. coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the Dr. Gregory B. Newby and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps