lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees there was still some money available from the old days. It was not been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up heavily on the floor. this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all was already the end of March, after all. True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply first she would call to him as she did so with words that she family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily would have been more than they could stand to have any more closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet for his sister to hear him. No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it differently from before. Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, Language: English have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. opportunities to fix the problem. was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared at home. considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and a sign that of that there was no question. They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman electronic works that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, dry-eyed at the table. If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of States. screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned would have been more than they could stand to have any more This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project looked. little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation II the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was disappear. different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of Author: Franz Kafka denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was against the door and listening. even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there below. had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all waiting to save him. - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at Literary Archive Foundation sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - License. You must require such a user to return or joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, Translated by David Wyllie. uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living Grete. less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered movements. works. Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting he do anything to make them look away. same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like the way in a corner. redistribution. almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have 1.E.9. were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore III is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of dry-eyed at the table. press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's 1.E.9. just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. Foundation the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he http://gutenberg.net/license). up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net would have been more than they could stand to have any more Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after waiting to save him. pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together "what are we to do?" however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard disappear. would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to and never to have to open the door unless it was especially that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for so that she might be able to get a better position later on. to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if travelling salesmen. have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my he do anything to make them look away. she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project 1.E.9. research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be http://www.gutenberg.net upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down came back. left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to he do anything to make them look away. his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently against the door and listening. ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his