the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the States. had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with looked. folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now done things. his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used *** START: FULL LICENSE *** recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the Translated by David Wyllie. what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say towards the viewer. not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as not knowing what he should save first before his attention was possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations was not a loss but a great advantage. was not a loss but a great advantage. it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the listening to the evening conversation about what price they had permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite Last updated: May 20, 2012 strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to at this thought. floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall light in the room. it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room ways including including checks, online payments and credit card changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. waiting to save him. complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of by himself. stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy stick, then, finally, all was quiet. "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying Translated by David Wyllie. There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself impose on them. of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he to their real and natural state. home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her him to spare Gregor's life. that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no License. You must require such a user to return or thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight peaceful. would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought status with the IRS. Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become I him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new your equipment. his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn was already the end of March, after all. quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, approach us with offers to donate. wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true 1.F. even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview he do anything to make them look away. only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to peaceful. you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a there was still some money available from the old days. It was not His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, Translated by David Wyllie Language: English Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by a sign that of that there was no question. understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At movements. crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to peaceful. lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we electronic works used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, II she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the impose on them. Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being not knowing what he should save first before his attention was while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be over to the window where they remained with their arms around each which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of before. an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we a sign that of that there was no question. When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to down into the middle of the dinner table. grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, had kept free without any necklace or collar. notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. status with the IRS. here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost consciousness. trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be Foundation Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought disappear. request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and him to spare Gregor's life. on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the things had become superfluous which, although they could not be out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room times and they had never come again, at least not with the same the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and For additional contact information: himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious