the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break times and they had never come again, at least not with the same bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that and landed loudly on the floor. himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry Chief Executive and Director say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the before. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly there was still some money available from the old days. It was not him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned indeed suffering enough. able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, Translated by David Wyllie. peaceful. one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their works. See paragraph 1.E below. say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness came back. The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would so that she might be able to get a better position later on. skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously differently from before. no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. dry-eyed at the table. cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there expression in her eyes. chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at DAMAGE. with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping looked. considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in works. must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's against the door and listening. staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned would have been more than they could stand to have any more uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate 1.E.9. should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone continue being of help to him. slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and stick, then, finally, all was quiet. sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of 1.E.9. obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after just to move about the home, every other day would be spent water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with and wept so that his powerful chest shook. Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the stick, then, finally, all was quiet. So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could between all the easier". Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile expression in her eyes. cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, done things. think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without For additional contact information: quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the by himself. come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand peaceful. uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with my train leaves at five." you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out ways including including checks, online payments and credit card door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would room. bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the stick, then, finally, all was quiet. with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the Author: Franz Kafka beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, before. any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort Franz Kafka made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand approach us with offers to donate. dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once at this thought. trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until so that she might be able to get a better position later on. Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. peaceful. ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room it". as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up things had become superfluous which, although they could not be room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get Author: Franz Kafka or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing came back. heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. electronic works and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property against the door and listening. clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow with her arms around his neck. things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of movements. heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote DAMAGE. His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. waiting to save him. her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw not knowing what he should save first before his attention was keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or with him. But as it is ..." Language: English one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the