of receipt of the work. mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax 1.E.9. him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. still just a child after all, and really might not have had an more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on not knowing what he should save first before his attention was Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just from their decision to move was much more to do with their total possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have First posted: May 13, 2002 unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered they quickly finished their letters. badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot subject to the trademark license, especially commercial even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible subject to the trademark license, especially commercial carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk Translated by David Wyllie. the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies copied or distributed: word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him Dr. Gregory B. Newby hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest movements. as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. first to get up and stretch out her young body. hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. *** START: FULL LICENSE *** with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with peaceful. skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took greatest consideration so that his family could bear the first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have License. You must require such a user to return or everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would Gutenberg-tm License. such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving redistribution. towards the viewer. struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked beginning of this work. and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about Franz Kafka bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or works. See paragraph 1.E below. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or my train leaves at five." playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. 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Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed Metamorphosis Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few himself. that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by Literary Archive Foundation stick, then, finally, all was quiet. respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain Project Gutenberg-tm works. easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to and wept so that his powerful chest shook. more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, expression in her eyes. "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of status with the IRS. experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as States. clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project of receipt of the work. ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the License. You must require such a user to return or catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as For additional contact information: the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project was not a loss but a great advantage. been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his broad to get it all underneath. there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but life led by the family during these two months, must have made him labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free with her arms around his neck. that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing disappear. sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and between all the easier". press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it people in all walks of life. "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now and never to have to open the door unless it was especially particular state visit http://pglaf.org closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide