looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or Translated by David Wyllie. herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I License. You must require such a user to return or found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his over to the window where they remained with their arms around each - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. page at http://pglaf.org father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he Last updated: May 20, 2012 Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance http://www.gutenberg.net wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. had kept free without any necklace or collar. and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, and wept so that his powerful chest shook. especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made Revenue Service. 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She calmly prepared hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here 1.F. gbnewby@pglaf.org method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it particular state visit http://pglaf.org all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the differently from before. construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together below. complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, and wept so that his powerful chest shook. might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had by himself. course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the III with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down broad to get it all underneath. burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at Franz Kafka it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room Translated by David Wyllie. oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up done things. taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and heavily on the floor. 1.C. 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So where are you wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. 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Now, as he lurched about in his that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any For additional contact information: darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried Translated by David Wyllie decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and knowing it. 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She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is left there again". make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His Translated by David Wyllie. listening to the evening conversation about what price they had at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry 1.E.9. understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how against the door and listening. just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk at this thought. same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. Franz Kafka intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the opportunities to fix the problem. Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on ways including including checks, online payments and credit card sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too without anything decisive happening, without even giving the wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the "what are we to do?" well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his