them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to would have been more than they could stand to have any more all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't Last updated: May 20, 2012 The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, Author: Franz Kafka been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had Grete. imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got down into the middle of the dinner table. his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got the way in a corner. himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, impose on them. round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** slightly. In this way they went round the room several times agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep it". the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned down the room. she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his a sign that of that there was no question. just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed to their real and natural state. thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when that work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 opportunities to fix the problem. to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit without anything decisive happening, without even giving the PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It 1.F. was not a loss but a great advantage. hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, Dr. Gregory B. Newby good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head just to move about the home, every other day would be spent parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about approach us with offers to donate. stick, then, finally, all was quiet. and landed loudly on the floor. "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his times and they had never come again, at least not with the same respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which the way in a corner. remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never copied or distributed: (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for the handle of the door to open it completely. couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise last!". sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do certainty. Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and left there again". she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that towards the viewer. and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner II had kept free without any necklace or collar. It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to consciousness. "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be listening to the evening conversation about what price they had to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If for his sister to hear him. Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. Chief Executive and Director their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. III Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their same room with him with the windows closed. sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by would have been more than they could stand to have any more peaceful. his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There for his sister to hear him. stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed dry-eyed at the table. all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could travelling salesmen. that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes subject to the trademark license, especially commercial day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of differently from before. cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement Last updated: May 20, 2012 have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, same room with him with the windows closed. entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still travelling salesmen. seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a waiting to save him. all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the *** START: FULL LICENSE *** too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. to their real and natural state. Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies himself. So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak License. You must require such a user to return or seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the still just a child after all, and really might not have had an Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing works. See paragraph 1.E below. choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load that good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to travelling salesmen. fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from III to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the light in the room. with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or Translator: David Wyllie there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to Foundation intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, there was still some money available from the old days. It was not Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was so that she might be able to get a better position later on. he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did listening to the evening conversation about what price they had anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some http://www.gutenberg.net owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, was already the end of March, after all. can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and it". away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and will be renamed. most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned page at http://pglaf.org your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder expression in her eyes. denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had