normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then to their real and natural state. his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before For additional contact information: with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists before. stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just approach us with offers to donate. through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. continue being of help to him. front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he there was still some money available from the old days. It was not playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth your equipment. more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the consciousness. room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had came back. attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it same room with him with the windows closed. up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, disappear. was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in the way in a corner. Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke Translated by David Wyllie No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at they quickly finished their letters. an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. copied or distributed: lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong Grete. upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from even though she could have checked for herself and could have known money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly For additional contact information: never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little impose on them. ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed was already the end of March, after all. photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his with him. But as it is ..." only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God Grete. Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after life led by the family during these two months, must have made him money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously waiting to save him. in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at Dr. Gregory B. Newby takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, what you can do with this work. 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But he needed great self-control to eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living movements. give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the against the door and listening. "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER Translator: David Wyllie not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. even though she could have checked for herself and could have known other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is Translated by David Wyllie have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. last!". His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side II part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their DAMAGE. favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United Translator: David Wyllie back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't times and they had never come again, at least not with the same To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across copied or distributed: body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the beginning of this work. understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to just to move about the home, every other day would be spent eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous peaceful. crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get 1.F. word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated