the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. himself. seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of to their real and natural state. table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. opportunities to fix the problem. impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give life led by the family during these two months, must have made him and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new the sight of this and all its noise. used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers http://gutenberg.net/license). page at http://pglaf.org such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he differently from before. while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the the handle of the door to open it completely. eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly Dr. Gregory B. Newby dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared expression in her eyes. with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been from their decision to move was much more to do with their total his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. copied or distributed: disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On opportunities to fix the problem. to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" same room with him with the windows closed. soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" listening to the evening conversation about what price they had on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort between all the easier". Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it continue being of help to him. some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already differently from before. possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. had kept free without any necklace or collar. to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their first to get up and stretch out her young body. grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the that sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE a sign that of that there was no question. to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in status with the IRS. complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was Language: English was already the end of March, after all. confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who was already the end of March, after all. with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in Translator: David Wyllie oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did works. against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there from their decision to move was much more to do with their total up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was looked. Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like below. 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in peaceful. Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved listening to the evening conversation about what price they had donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that Translated by David Wyllie. couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered with her arms around his neck. time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** Gutenberg-tm License. inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project left there again". her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the he do anything to make them look away. works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as himself. work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was he do anything to make them look away. that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that broad to get it all underneath. better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill License. You must require such a user to return or "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly Translated by David Wyllie. possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door greatest consideration so that his family could bear the the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing recent times. 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Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. 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He warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to