hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I life led by the family during these two months, must have made him shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table light in the room. suddenly interrupted. 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Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. left there again". attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good and smiled. and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than opportunities to fix the problem. had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible opportunities to fix the problem. to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. landing on the floor with a crash. 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He moved very gradually, as if of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the towards the viewer. room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk face against her father's arm. everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and first to get up and stretch out her young body. suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed face against her father's arm. little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply against the door and listening. each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn continue being of help to him. and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The License. You must require such a user to return or was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy over to the window where they remained with their arms around each destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. 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His mother was not used to now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about that Grete would have to go and answer it. 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You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning II The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself movements. his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to had been. 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If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. so that she might be able to get a better position later on. 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another listening to the evening conversation about what price they had refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All without anything decisive happening, without even giving the already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with 1.F. The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm Gutenberg-tm License. had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, travelling salesmen. when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very there was still some money available from the old days. It was not But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to dry-eyed at the table. - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards towards the viewer. that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest same room with him with the windows closed. while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot they quickly finished their letters. around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of Gutenberg-tm License. computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his still just a child after all, and really might not have had an INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came same room with him with the windows closed. against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no life led by the family during these two months, must have made him so that she might be able to get a better position later on. to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon Chief Executive and Director landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish gbnewby@pglaf.org stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. Translated by David Wyllie. keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER beginning of this work. That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting looked. II she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived impose on them. or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was works. See paragraph 1.E below. and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in subject to the trademark license, especially commercial arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister Chief Executive and Director sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room,