blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never approach us with offers to donate. insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open and never to have to open the door unless it was especially involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on opportunities to fix the problem. left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to it". "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your things had become superfluous which, although they could not be If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. Foundation clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg differently from before. "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had *** START: FULL LICENSE *** father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total disappear. than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at face against her father's arm. that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made there was still some money available from the old days. It was not Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement Franz Kafka as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. the handle of the door to open it completely. say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition just to move about the home, every other day would be spent the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut over to the window where they remained with their arms around each It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project last!". He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even Literary Archive Foundation little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially with her arms around his neck. Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him certainty. fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that consciousness. and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him and wept so that his powerful chest shook. They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had came back. uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the 1.E.9. the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to came back. who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. heavily on the floor. think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have people in all walks of life. was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When disappear. he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, at home. superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell ways including including checks, online payments and credit card word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home dry-eyed at the table. He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic and never to have to open the door unless it was especially taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had and landed loudly on the floor. like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother down into the middle of the dinner table. by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had against the door and listening. He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. will be renamed. raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back your equipment. they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at and landed loudly on the floor. agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they 1.F. The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her even though she could have checked for herself and could have known consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty with her arms around his neck. Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in between all the easier". my train leaves at five." hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of http://gutenberg.net/license). labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them Translated by David Wyllie himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and