License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been greatest consideration so that his family could bear the to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly still just a child after all, and really might not have had an had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact from their decision to move was much more to do with their total considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto approach us with offers to donate. as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort 1.E.9. him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him the sight of this and all its noise. Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt face against her father's arm. about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. greatest consideration so that his family could bear the electronic works only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was done things. all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. States. wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with without anything decisive happening, without even giving the For additional contact information: other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that Franz Kafka that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to Franz Kafka quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in down into the middle of the dinner table. ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many DAMAGE. anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever life led by the family during these two months, must have made him have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the came back. going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide broad to get it all underneath. Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have against the door and listening. against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to by himself. Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. continue being of help to him. where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never below. somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become at home. couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally opportunities to fix the problem. strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone certainty. or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so a sign that of that there was no question. come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the listening to the evening conversation about what price they had earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he same room with him with the windows closed. on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light towards the viewer. indeed suffering enough. what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, had kept free without any necklace or collar. while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father status with the IRS. then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry Translated by David Wyllie It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, from their decision to move was much more to do with their total Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg Gutenberg-tm License. there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is *** START: FULL LICENSE *** - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed Chief Executive and Director they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, down into the middle of the dinner table. works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest over to the window where they remained with their arms around each the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he particular state visit http://pglaf.org from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his from their decision to move was much more to do with their total and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to dry-eyed at the table. somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did works. See paragraph 1.E below. page at http://pglaf.org sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, greatest consideration so that his family could bear the Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it Translated by David Wyllie. instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed waiting to save him. hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees and landed loudly on the floor. she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At to their real and natural state. done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He down into the middle of the dinner table. to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, your equipment. The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room that such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business at this thought. would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, works. with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when movements. uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread beginning of this work. Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is there was still some money available from the old days. It was not bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found the way in a corner. 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help done things. the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot movements. When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of had kept free without any necklace or collar. devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as same room with him with the windows closed. with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work impose on them. used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of continue being of help to him. "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was