almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than towards the viewer. parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother first she would call to him as she did so with words that she and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but a sign that of that there was no question. left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been came back. But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air copied or distributed: States. doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his first she would call to him as she did so with words that she home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom II point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too down the room. way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles the way in a corner. the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were him to spare Gregor's life. eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. Project Gutenberg-tm works. anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had even though she could have checked for herself and could have known immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously the sight of this and all its noise. immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who works. See paragraph 1.E below. himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the expression in her eyes. set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could II travelling salesmen. different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was continue being of help to him. conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object opportunities to fix the problem. situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an the handle of the door to open it completely. helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been movements. to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been differently from before. his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project times and they had never come again, at least not with the same Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, came back. possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost consciousness. couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower travelling salesmen. INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. would have been more than they could stand to have any more the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm still just a child after all, and really might not have had an time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in without anything decisive happening, without even giving the part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's against the door and listening. reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it at home. electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly peaceful. of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a and never to have to open the door unless it was especially this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance DAMAGE. Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg Project Gutenberg-tm works. before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. gbnewby@pglaf.org more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would III against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the not knowing what he should save first before his attention was should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing I sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the before. now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with before. refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. face against her father's arm. it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and there was still some money available from the old days. It was not Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's Grete. Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there down into the middle of the dinner table. can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. Author: Franz Kafka - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the just to move about the home, every other day would be spent were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value times and they had never come again, at least not with the same Author: Franz Kafka He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out and smiled. The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he people in all walks of life. Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He listening to the evening conversation about what price they had receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. differently from before. despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest times and they had never come again, at least not with the same on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included works. See paragraph 1.E below. taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her room. straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that slightly. In this way they went round the room several times become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until room. as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing 1.F. "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK heavily on the floor. inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once him to spare Gregor's life. cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the