she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used was already the end of March, after all. why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the greatest consideration so that his family could bear the two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, Translator: David Wyllie been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was the handle of the door to open it completely. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to http://gutenberg.net/license). floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on face against her father's arm. Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief Metamorphosis key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly http://gutenberg.net/license). bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay against the door and listening. Translated by David Wyllie. teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes to their real and natural state. Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as a sign that of that there was no question. Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing below. being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but at home. incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a Project Gutenberg-tm works. see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than expression in her eyes. for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just 1.F. unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was waiting to save him. 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, people in all walks of life. 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he III think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in Author: Franz Kafka everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that and never to have to open the door unless it was especially amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do Translated by David Wyllie So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would License. You must require such a user to return or in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked expression in her eyes. Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest last!". electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in ways including including checks, online payments and credit card particular state visit http://pglaf.org shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my waiting to save him. research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie left there again". cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly had kept free without any necklace or collar. hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together 1.E.9. skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the for his sister to hear him. other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff movements. we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of and landed loudly on the floor. "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home between all the easier". protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without with him. But as it is ..." one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, dry-eyed at the table. Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost himself. than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned 1.E.9. across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to would have been more than they could stand to have any more coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. Grete. away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange broad to get it all underneath. he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably differently from before. Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into they quickly finished their letters. ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good stick, then, finally, all was quiet. his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, just to move about the home, every other day would be spent she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he Franz Kafka this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to movements. lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As Grete. all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I down into the middle of the dinner table. to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will Foundation They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he by himself. transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them it". after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it continue being of help to him. over to the window where they remained with their arms around each trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state "what are we to do?" Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the at home. she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the Literary Archive Foundation the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive room. that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto room. continue being of help to him. form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her movements. our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE