slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would the way in a corner. knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk Language: English sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. and smiled. wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or your equipment. stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor Translated by David Wyllie only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance III off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at without anything decisive happening, without even giving the smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time shame and regret. everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a differently from before. to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff beginning of this work. he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock indeed suffering enough. seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed first to get up and stretch out her young body. past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort travelling salesmen. considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot status with the IRS. able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt your equipment. lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; Author: Franz Kafka a sign that of that there was no question. seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and shame and regret. said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He room. the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the waiting to save him. coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. light in the room. compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the ways including including checks, online payments and credit card room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune same room with him with the windows closed. they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her Literary Archive Foundation seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked page at http://pglaf.org money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by he do anything to make them look away. flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. differently from before. a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she and wept so that his powerful chest shook. his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had Project Gutenberg-tm works. times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would had kept free without any necklace or collar. The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out he do anything to make them look away. Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of heavily on the floor. for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the with him. But as it is ..." stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall differently from before. company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide travelling salesmen. his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break Last updated: May 20, 2012 request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain without anything decisive happening, without even giving the Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an it". unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some page at http://pglaf.org illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, Author: Franz Kafka 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, *** START: FULL LICENSE *** waiting to save him. public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him face against her father's arm. clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister last!". sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room at this thought. not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so License. You must require such a user to return or filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long ways including including checks, online payments and credit card lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the below. people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or your equipment. backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all ways including including checks, online payments and credit card amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when himself. something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely Dr. Gregory B. Newby permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The the way in a corner. "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and had kept free without any necklace or collar. Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. gbnewby@pglaf.org 1.E.9. business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance travelling salesmen. protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door to their real and natural state. good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him face against her father's arm. find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into *** START: FULL LICENSE *** Dr. Gregory B. Newby people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking first she would call to him as she did so with words that she opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing