the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards peaceful. fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, For additional contact information: would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much works. ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her status with the IRS. slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" for his sister to hear him. stick, then, finally, all was quiet. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch the way in a corner. word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, a sign that of that there was no question. stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard and smiled. on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the ways including including checks, online payments and credit card this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few Franz Kafka from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. subject to the trademark license, especially commercial through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. done things. around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way they quickly finished their letters. that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player 1.F. trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between over to the window where they remained with their arms around each after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new Translated by David Wyllie. fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, peaceful. can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, expression in her eyes. press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact same room with him with the windows closed. any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the 1.F. and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her it". copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very him to spare Gregor's life. it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of and never to have to open the door unless it was especially terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes the sight of this and all its noise. now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the looked. stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced 1.F. all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their and landed loudly on the floor. it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried works. his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short waiting to save him. the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple the handle of the door to open it completely. But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. "what are we to do?" For additional contact information: the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to III unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with 1.E.9. as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at Project Gutenberg-tm works. the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of page at http://pglaf.org pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had electronic works with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited impose on them. exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing and landed loudly on the floor. it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had Language: English again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or dry-eyed at the table. and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every to their real and natural state. always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had continue being of help to him. her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on against the door and listening. him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was listening to the evening conversation about what price they had a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that over to the window where they remained with their arms around each completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent he do anything to make them look away. their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open Author: Franz Kafka coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home listening to the evening conversation about what price they had The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With that accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the from their decision to move was much more to do with their total perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of