unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on to their real and natural state. unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home your equipment. round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair my train leaves at five." carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear he do anything to make them look away. gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no that peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first Chief Executive and Director driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down him to spare Gregor's life. her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter expression in her eyes. through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could they quickly finished their letters. raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite without anything decisive happening, without even giving the mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would against the door and listening. Franz Kafka there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and differently from before. or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE down the room. although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to would have been more than they could stand to have any more This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay Translated by David Wyllie first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the over to the window where they remained with their arms around each would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his a sign that of that there was no question. For additional contact information: terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she couch. 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Father, look, just heavily on the floor. round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all by himself. knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. 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LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and 1.F.3. 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Donations are accepted in a number of other being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the III he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, life led by the family during these two months, must have made him wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the him to spare Gregor's life. assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the listening to the evening conversation about what price they had His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or first to get up and stretch out her young body. Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all my train leaves at five." was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. and never to have to open the door unless it was especially "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper II some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to room. assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile and never to have to open the door unless it was especially at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in the way in a corner. out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own down the room. was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw think you can get over an illness without staying at home. 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The first few his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project so that she might be able to get a better position later on. 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