their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the would have been more than they could stand to have any more - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished times and they had never come again, at least not with the same him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new and never to have to open the door unless it was especially thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important at home. he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide the handle of the door to open it completely. have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing expression in her eyes. gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest just to move about the home, every other day would be spent things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." works. much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at a sign that of that there was no question. Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with to their real and natural state. in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good particular state visit http://pglaf.org *** START: FULL LICENSE *** creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder gbnewby@pglaf.org came back. This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would page at http://pglaf.org chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out particular state visit http://pglaf.org really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from Translated by David Wyllie. a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever "what are we to do?" But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he ways including including checks, online payments and credit card people in all walks of life. cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that For additional contact information: see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate gbnewby@pglaf.org all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance first to get up and stretch out her young body. them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new with him. But as it is ..." a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but face against her father's arm. then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned that naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood so that she might be able to get a better position later on. in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did was already the end of March, after all. his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down people in all walks of life. opportunities to fix the problem. word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there between all the easier". clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the with him. But as it is ..." spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to shame and regret. day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his himself. people in all walks of life. they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the works. See paragraph 1.E below. drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's between all the easier". as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which redistribution. unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was the handle of the door to open it completely. he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He your equipment. (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his dry-eyed at the table. and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" differently from before. happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate peaceful. of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would by himself. they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without Dr. Gregory B. Newby fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust and wept so that his powerful chest shook. He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through consciousness. not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without expression in her eyes. a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again heavily on the floor. each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite there was still some money available from the old days. It was not thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and of receipt of the work. work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in by himself. chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first works. See paragraph 1.E below. somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off done things. around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a works. See paragraph 1.E below. soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open