difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately waiting to save him. bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise for his sister to hear him. intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay peaceful. not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise first she would call to him as she did so with words that she States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And Translated by David Wyllie. death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have broad to get it all underneath. stick, then, finally, all was quiet. efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would ways including including checks, online payments and credit card secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it http://www.gutenberg.net So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats with her arms around his neck. from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his and landed loudly on the floor. happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you without anything decisive happening, without even giving the to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have even though she could have checked for herself and could have known the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the Dr. Gregory B. Newby her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; a sign that of that there was no question. money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The him to spare Gregor's life. unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the http://www.gutenberg.net though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project so that she might be able to get a better position later on. parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied people in all walks of life. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their so that she might be able to get a better position later on. above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few Translated by David Wyllie. Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he just to move about the home, every other day would be spent Franz Kafka the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up Last updated: May 20, 2012 speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever done things. and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good Language: English recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I done things. front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one would have been more than they could stand to have any more spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right not knowing what he should save first before his attention was possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling will be renamed. coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he status with the IRS. your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies DAMAGE. electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his Franz Kafka closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate broad to get it all underneath. have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't Literary Archive Foundation feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he impose on them. DAMAGE. hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had they quickly finished their letters. SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the Foundation would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly dry-eyed at the table. removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of II bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried slightly. In this way they went round the room several times fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her Chief Executive and Director pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm without anything decisive happening, without even giving the The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him up their knives and forks. 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First of all though, I've got to get up, the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and left there again". taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in the way in a corner. nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. copied or distributed: Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be him to spare Gregor's life. meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so over to the window where they remained with their arms around each everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about Translated by David Wyllie more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, listening to the evening conversation about what price they had sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, DAMAGE. round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered people in all walks of life. - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can works. water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project first to get up and stretch out her young body. all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that