whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also the handle of the door to open it completely. thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he shame and regret. teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that opportunities to fix the problem. without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when shame and regret. to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. Translated by David Wyllie. and never to have to open the door unless it was especially he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon people in all walks of life. point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did by himself. home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated himself. removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again face against her father's arm. two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening approach us with offers to donate. last!". efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not slightly. In this way they went round the room several times feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to broad to get it all underneath. would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for just to move about the home, every other day would be spent control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole Language: English the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or waiting to save him. through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be travelling salesmen. without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague from their decision to move was much more to do with their total parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too and landed loudly on the floor. morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and and wept so that his powerful chest shook. before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped not knowing what he should save first before his attention was For additional contact information: send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could indeed suffering enough. his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough left there again". "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. Last updated: May 20, 2012 electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force shame and regret. to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned broad to get it all underneath. this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to was not a loss but a great advantage. when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, License. You must require such a user to return or bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm Gutenberg-tm License. clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in peaceful. on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a impose on them. help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to Translated by David Wyllie become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and slightly. In this way they went round the room several times set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not by himself. idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load down into the middle of the dinner table. She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go himself. as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did about the same subject as there were always at least two members of devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and came back. beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him with him. But as it is ..." before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him shame and regret. method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in ways including including checks, online payments and credit card overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight Translator: David Wyllie Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was down the room. well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, without anything decisive happening, without even giving the boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say heavily on the floor. especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no Chief Executive and Director cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a copied or distributed: she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no