upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all himself. in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to just to move about the home, every other day would be spent his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure before. back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived 1.F. and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without travelling salesmen. with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up indeed suffering enough. our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry about the same subject as there were always at least two members of with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with it". slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and with him. But as it is ..." become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had peaceful. some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was a sign that of that there was no question. closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from Translated by David Wyllie father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar travelling salesmen. exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the for his sister to hear him. as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing Author: Franz Kafka pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would Literary Archive Foundation a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked with her arms around his neck. 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to still just a child after all, and really might not have had an cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should not knowing what he should save first before his attention was of receipt of the work. from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and and landed loudly on the floor. that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while opportunities to fix the problem. chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value First posted: May 13, 2002 complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or certainty. screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they it". be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 II how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; was already the end of March, after all. photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword Foundation point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt my train leaves at five." care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether Translated by David Wyllie. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air DAMAGE. The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round the way in a corner. there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination Revenue Service. 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He it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and Author: Franz Kafka one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and against the door and listening. entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down that If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's Last updated: May 20, 2012 flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and certainty. called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly shame and regret. tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially opportunities to fix the problem. cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room and smiled. That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say Language: English already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially down into the middle of the dinner table. entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; the way in a corner. Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, came back. To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that approach us with offers to donate. state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. beginning of this work. make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it they quickly finished their letters. or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, "what are we to do?" or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] works. See paragraph 1.E below. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and not knowing what he should save first before his attention was copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. Chief Executive and Director being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: Franz Kafka Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and movements. have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally continue being of help to him. easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the with her arms around his neck. cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without subject to the trademark license, especially commercial That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over works. See paragraph 1.E below. works. he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the