Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked your equipment. Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way slightly. In this way they went round the room several times very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to Author: Franz Kafka efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing Translated by David Wyllie. to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from travelling salesmen. again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated people in all walks of life. WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like indeed suffering enough. that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even Grete. himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could disappear. superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's first to get up and stretch out her young body. of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost left there again". Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination Grete. seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so impose on them. had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over between all the easier". lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. had kept free without any necklace or collar. pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned done things. sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked redistribution. have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we at this thought. joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just would have been more than they could stand to have any more see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff Title: Metamorphosis taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd from their decision to move was much more to do with their total could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; II One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their ways including including checks, online payments and credit card no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've greatest consideration so that his family could bear the Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as and smiled. Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and States. harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming Dr. Gregory B. Newby him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His with her arms around his neck. when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version page at http://pglaf.org abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at travelling salesmen. dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE DAMAGE. structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door room. business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to Dr. Gregory B. Newby sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do Dr. Gregory B. Newby Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his *** START: FULL LICENSE *** and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his Translated by David Wyllie. father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now ways including including checks, online payments and credit card sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, Translated by David Wyllie. trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't consciousness. before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his they quickly finished their letters. broad to get it all underneath. Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his Section 5. 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Milk like this was normally his mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free same room with him with the windows closed. until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never he do anything to make them look away. connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to that International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and at this thought. a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At to their real and natural state. that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk broad to get it all underneath. last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. copied or distributed: sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still travelling salesmen. and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see,