assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any works. first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in and landed loudly on the floor. and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or particular state visit http://pglaf.org shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was it". backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled movements. his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became that bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, against the door and listening. everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation first she would call to him as she did so with words that she electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more they quickly finished their letters. destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would redistribution. such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his heavily on the floor. himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if so that she might be able to get a better position later on. "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, left there again". somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making not knowing what he should save first before his attention was there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time with her arms around his neck. it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. beginning of this work. cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there looked. until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from left there again". point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was himself. going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the still just a child after all, and really might not have had an it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any Translator: David Wyllie enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current before. now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained continue being of help to him. before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with with him. But as it is ..." hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. and smiled. ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned below. thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when impose on them. he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full Translator: David Wyllie was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, about the same subject as there were always at least two members of eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple III You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but differently from before. make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her movements. state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with II over to the window where they remained with their arms around each with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself about the same subject as there were always at least two members of her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the the way in a corner. happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the Franz Kafka listening to the evening conversation about what price they had only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became Author: Franz Kafka money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would they quickly finished their letters. difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd *** START: FULL LICENSE *** works. See paragraph 1.E below. unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to was not a loss but a great advantage. back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had the way in a corner. fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in http://gutenberg.net/license). able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to Translated by David Wyllie her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was License. You must require such a user to return or way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in over to the window where they remained with their arms around each through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously to their real and natural state. Translator: David Wyllie room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as differently from before. first to get up and stretch out her young body. completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each down the room. This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers to their real and natural state. benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room works.