with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his himself. Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the looked. down into the middle of the dinner table. if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father down into the middle of the dinner table. 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; heavily on the floor. slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition approach us with offers to donate. darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side 1.E.9. put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a heavily on the floor. whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he down the room. The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible would have been more than they could stand to have any more page at http://pglaf.org kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of differently from before. really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a http://www.gutenberg.net head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air License. You must require such a user to return or that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was continue being of help to him. such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa would have been more than they could stand to have any more lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to at this thought. Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an slightly. In this way they went round the room several times that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed even though she could have checked for herself and could have known head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project opportunities to fix the problem. http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but looked. staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview Language: English his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by stick, then, finally, all was quiet. that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again my train leaves at five." with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on face against her father's arm. fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be http://www.gutenberg.net looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His Foundation "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state your equipment. lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by listening to the evening conversation about what price they had frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the 1.C. 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Newby that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, was not a loss but a great advantage. strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees just to move about the home, every other day would be spent and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower Translated by David Wyllie. he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office Last updated: May 20, 2012 THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE particular state visit http://pglaf.org while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, II must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages light in the room. written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to slightly. In this way they went round the room several times uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, so that she might be able to get a better position later on. trembling shoulders as he left. 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That's when an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out Translated by David Wyllie. drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily Translator: David Wyllie state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain of receipt of the work. still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had it". works. Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating gbnewby@pglaf.org for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the Author: Franz Kafka how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation Foundation back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple Translated by David Wyllie SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in same room with him with the windows closed. and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, shame and regret. fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project him to spare Gregor's life. Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had Project Gutenberg-tm works. off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become copied or distributed: completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping "what are we to do?" his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework Translator: David Wyllie was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps times and they had never come again, at least not with the same been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room by himself. lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. II "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto Translated by David Wyllie. or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement people in all walks of life. backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of of receipt of the work. any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the over to the window where they remained with their arms around each superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but subject to the trademark license, especially commercial joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing differently from before. she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go