copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between down into the middle of the dinner table. himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had page at http://pglaf.org hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite http://www.gutenberg.net the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his my train leaves at five." understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his came back. until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by 1.F. the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we would have been more than they could stand to have any more in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was status with the IRS. His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of had kept free without any necklace or collar. entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, was not a loss but a great advantage. joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too had kept free without any necklace or collar. the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also your equipment. Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought listening to the evening conversation about what price they had Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his slightly. In this way they went round the room several times obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the would have been more than they could stand to have any more and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly redistribution. "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you Gutenberg-tm License. beginning of this work. Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the waiting to save him. copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her Literary Archive Foundation sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he down the room. eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with Translator: David Wyllie now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had about the same subject as there were always at least two members of some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project Franz Kafka Language: English made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true before. was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed indeed suffering enough. all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, light in the room. electronic works mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort particular state visit http://pglaf.org indeed suffering enough. occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR people in all walks of life. with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The http://gutenberg.net/license). helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what Franz Kafka eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the down the room. does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the last!". drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his face against her father's arm. provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that with her arms around his neck. any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. and never to have to open the door unless it was especially States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE and landed loudly on the floor. Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would about the same subject as there were always at least two members of and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. 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But considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of Foundation as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with works. and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way expression in her eyes. corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and the sight of this and all its noise. light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more for his sister to hear him. must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her