So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. page at http://pglaf.org Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total your equipment. glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room down into the middle of the dinner table. do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came would have been more than they could stand to have any more although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance face against her father's arm. then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would Translated by David Wyllie do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on Language: English to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely had kept free without any necklace or collar. photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that him to spare Gregor's life. chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother Translated by David Wyllie. such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face last!". "what are we to do?" three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out light in the room. been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room for his sister to hear him. floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's redistribution. fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier copied or distributed: time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto he do anything to make them look away. an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" broad to get it all underneath. for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did light in the room. while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. a sign that of that there was no question. eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning for his sister to hear him. become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now peaceful. Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded down the room. condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to was already the end of March, after all. So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally that Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and http://www.gutenberg.net LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, particular state visit http://pglaf.org responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his without anything decisive happening, without even giving the construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would dry-eyed at the table. his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the came back. drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day beginning of this work. to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic and smiled. him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide opportunities to fix the problem. present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the had kept free without any necklace or collar. their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other Translator: David Wyllie would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether was already the end of March, after all. looked. sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and him to spare Gregor's life. changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he a sign that of that there was no question. the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. done things. hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It came back. all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both before. devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to with her arms around his neck. stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to of receipt of the work. naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on travelling salesmen. waiting to save him. thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had below. hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and Foundation while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as I was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present for his sister to hear him. WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. approach us with offers to donate. If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came