three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed they quickly finished their letters. License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what the sight of this and all its noise. rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his same room with him with the windows closed. repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a Dr. Gregory B. Newby last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in of receipt of the work. status with the IRS. drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do same room with him with the windows closed. six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know and never to have to open the door unless it was especially "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by movements. helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands without anything decisive happening, without even giving the although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no things had become superfluous which, although they could not be the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally stick, then, finally, all was quiet. as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the *** START: FULL LICENSE *** same room with him with the windows closed. breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more that only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make still just a child after all, and really might not have had an thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with about the same subject as there were always at least two members of splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when I screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible Franz Kafka If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest broad to get it all underneath. catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in at home. himself. and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can http://www.gutenberg.net lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. Metamorphosis his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. III that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business about the same subject as there were always at least two members of because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing page at http://pglaf.org on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT still just a child after all, and really might not have had an of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at himself. in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had *** START: FULL LICENSE *** was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever gbnewby@pglaf.org peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some certainty. And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of with him. But as it is ..." out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her broad to get it all underneath. True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he Author: Franz Kafka himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her that before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. redistribution. at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall that word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and down the room. Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after continue being of help to him. throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the stick, then, finally, all was quiet. that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to Translated by David Wyllie. there was still some money available from the old days. It was not should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which subject to the trademark license, especially commercial had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm Translated by David Wyllie. easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes impose on them. himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune gbnewby@pglaf.org defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following redistribution. himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For beginning of this work. him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they the handle of the door to open it completely. three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their last!". few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had DAMAGE. head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way *** START: FULL LICENSE *** put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to below. public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole http://www.gutenberg.net be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was listening to the evening conversation about what price they had do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood light in the room. example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in travelling salesmen. freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of light in the room. it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women that soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way Translated by David Wyllie hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to