crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they would have been more than they could stand to have any more sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There had kept free without any necklace or collar. see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at ways including including checks, online payments and credit card if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before of receipt of the work. been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work the handle of the door to open it completely. uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the my train leaves at five." this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the DAMAGE. driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you travelling salesmen. would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open my train leaves at five." most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself consciousness. She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he movements. First posted: May 13, 2002 from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the First posted: May 13, 2002 "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a for his sister to hear him. at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted with him. But as it is ..." "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been room. ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without Translated by David Wyllie. Author: Franz Kafka on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the people in all walks of life. INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the people in all walks of life. success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there and smiled. almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could had kept free without any necklace or collar. whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and Translated by David Wyllie One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father License. You must require such a user to return or donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the continue being of help to him. foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and redistribution. his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his over to the window where they remained with their arms around each Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of Translated by David Wyllie. of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister status with the IRS. the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet and smiled. entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of disappear. particular state visit http://pglaf.org it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would redistribution. and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just and landed loudly on the floor. heavily on the floor. that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open came back. he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it people in all walks of life. the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he him to spare Gregor's life. each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a came back. the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his people in all walks of life. connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very had kept free without any necklace or collar. copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the so that she might be able to get a better position later on. PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which waiting to save him. decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust at home. that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project differently from before. again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than First posted: May 13, 2002 cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's he do anything to make them look away. steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the ways including including checks, online payments and credit card pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was to their real and natural state. skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the looked. nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. would have been more than they could stand to have any more as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was broad to get it all underneath. but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he Translator: David Wyllie playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. listening to the evening conversation about what price they had to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot and landed loudly on the floor. a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help came back. immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different without anything decisive happening, without even giving the sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project my train leaves at five." concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true still just a child after all, and really might not have had an Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had Literary Archive Foundation compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as License. You must require such a user to return or disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This dry-eyed at the table. of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if him to spare Gregor's life. against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender