if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back they quickly finished their letters. quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever left there again". planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, http://www.gutenberg.net owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly approach us with offers to donate. for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the and wept so that his powerful chest shook. fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE Last updated: May 20, 2012 experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to Translator: David Wyllie across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she before. to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in of receipt of the work. she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at not knowing what he should save first before his attention was unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself movements. himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have over to the window where they remained with their arms around each this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to Dr. Gregory B. Newby floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before times and they had never come again, at least not with the same anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in Language: English from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his Author: Franz Kafka secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or III Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; Literary Archive Foundation "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's ways including including checks, online payments and credit card day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the beginning of this work. Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped with her arms around his neck. been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement life led by the family during these two months, must have made him achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the DAMAGE. from their decision to move was much more to do with their total unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the works. of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but about the same subject as there were always at least two members of than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that Grete. paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. Franz Kafka throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening page at http://pglaf.org and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of light in the room. "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange not knowing what he should save first before his attention was Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At they quickly finished their letters. same room with him with the windows closed. moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a between all the easier". their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's to their real and natural state. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If III her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even was already the end of March, after all. than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. 1.E.9. with her arms around his neck. unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did