Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On Franz Kafka his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his over to the window where they remained with their arms around each by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down Literary Archive Foundation labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost http://www.gutenberg.net were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his disappear. That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any beginning of this work. arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg DAMAGE. the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. 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"Oh, God!" bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a listening. 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For a moment everything remained quiet. protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. http://gutenberg.net/license). his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without Translator: David Wyllie by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have 1.E.7. 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And here I am, dying!" and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to and wept so that his powerful chest shook. of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from page at http://pglaf.org him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared Metamorphosis legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to things had become superfluous which, although they could not be himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal Chief Executive and Director word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - I hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends to their real and natural state. all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their would have been more than they could stand to have any more sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the 1.E.9. Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see at home. coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or For additional contact information: Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when with her arms around his neck. fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered impose on them. Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright Chief Executive and Director quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into Dr. Gregory B. Newby your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether he do anything to make them look away. everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already first to get up and stretch out her young body. a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself Translator: David Wyllie of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he down into the middle of the dinner table. different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, between all the easier". that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the works. See paragraph 1.E below. drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the expression in her eyes. Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of with her arms around his neck. business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising impose on them. or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the him to spare Gregor's life. the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be movements. written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the Last updated: May 20, 2012 line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of room. the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg had kept free without any necklace or collar. permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his dry-eyed at the table. sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more and never to have to open the door unless it was especially "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple