finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but life led by the family during these two months, must have made him just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all Translated by David Wyllie. But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded from their decision to move was much more to do with their total - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present http://www.gutenberg.net smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went your equipment. left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to expression in her eyes. should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling States. companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up about the same subject as there were always at least two members of I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, towards the viewer. were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous gbnewby@pglaf.org the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in DAMAGE. they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included Translated by David Wyllie. it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed *** START: FULL LICENSE *** all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in Foundation grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever Translated by David Wyllie. listening to the evening conversation about what price they had hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond looked. the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new opportunities to fix the problem. that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door towards the viewer. earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching him to spare Gregor's life. practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without down into the middle of the dinner table. Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening page at http://pglaf.org going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It last!". to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's it". with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot a sign that of that there was no question. joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed slightly. In this way they went round the room several times from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was and never to have to open the door unless it was especially Language: English would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the a sign that of that there was no question. the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that about the same subject as there were always at least two members of father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, he do anything to make them look away. newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him Franz Kafka any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. I Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still towards the viewer. oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he was already the end of March, after all. permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the peaceful. provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. done things. his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his would have been more than they could stand to have any more completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already continue being of help to him. the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework down the room. instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond greatest consideration so that his family could bear the Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, *** START: FULL LICENSE *** I sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the without anything decisive happening, without even giving the Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her things had become superfluous which, although they could not be Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm impose on them. his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their there was still some money available from the old days. It was not forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to Translated by David Wyllie. money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think about the same subject as there were always at least two members of Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to page at http://pglaf.org copied or distributed: himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further below. have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and over to the window where they remained with their arms around each 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to him to spare Gregor's life. electronic works corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag and never to have to open the door unless it was especially spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should