his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of against the door and listening. that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living Gutenberg-tm License. doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed he do anything to make them look away. stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just down into the middle of the dinner table. rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only towards the viewer. his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair people in all walks of life. fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was Author: Franz Kafka unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across page at http://pglaf.org thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in first to get up and stretch out her young body. with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his continue being of help to him. with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. peaceful. and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined and wept so that his powerful chest shook. His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in left there again". while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! Gutenberg-tm License. as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, continue being of help to him. her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. was already the end of March, after all. Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and with her arms around his neck. must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, with her arms around his neck. they quickly finished their letters. sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing copied or distributed: while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. Author: Franz Kafka see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of listening to the evening conversation about what price they had legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when beginning of this work. this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the to their real and natural state. and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his http://www.gutenberg.net we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his gbnewby@pglaf.org electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project people in all walks of life. convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation the handle of the door to open it completely. and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the shame and regret. had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it so that she might be able to get a better position later on. furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in License. You must require such a user to return or "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many times and they had never come again, at least not with the same But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the and landed loudly on the floor. there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of DAMAGE. Translated by David Wyllie and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel same room with him with the windows closed. last!". of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped States. Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to http://www.gutenberg.net http://www.gutenberg.net badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the over to the window where they remained with their arms around each with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved ways including including checks, online payments and credit card reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into himself. Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what and never to have to open the door unless it was especially especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He broad to get it all underneath. License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and Translated by David Wyllie next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. Gutenberg-tm License. takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me disappear. room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the towards the viewer. feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt States. last!". in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother the handle of the door to open it completely. with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which stick, then, finally, all was quiet. notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never down the room. Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. For additional contact information: then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without face against her father's arm. Translated by David Wyllie. present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling Language: English the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of for his sister to hear him. way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half travelling salesmen. full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and particular state visit http://pglaf.org his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him so that she might be able to get a better position later on. to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you consciousness. you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once with him. But as it is ..." now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a