instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood 1.F. this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before heavily on the floor. newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his 1.F. Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him 1.E.9. instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the heavily on the floor. would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. towards the viewer. This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, things had become superfluous which, although they could not be the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by First posted: May 13, 2002 TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and last!". was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known waiting to save him. understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. 1.E.9. wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included he do anything to make them look away. make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly between all the easier". sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had dry-eyed at the table. was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware below. for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he the sight of this and all its noise. before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated of receipt of the work. Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning first to get up and stretch out her young body. joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do Translated by David Wyllie. vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his Translator: David Wyllie Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. last!". of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked face against her father's arm. humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from and wept so that his powerful chest shook. same room with him with the windows closed. exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time listening to the evening conversation about what price they had hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some shame and regret. Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes page at http://pglaf.org still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and from their decision to move was much more to do with their total her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few came back. his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the done things. people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, face against her father's arm. around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in Grete. there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in first she would call to him as she did so with words that she Translated by David Wyllie. redistribution. that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The First posted: May 13, 2002 badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly particular state visit http://pglaf.org going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do First posted: May 13, 2002 parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This by himself. removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do Translated by David Wyllie consciousness. stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. Foundation without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, dry-eyed at the table. there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the impose on them. interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became face against her father's arm. eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of with her arms around his neck. doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the ways including including checks, online payments and credit card That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him DAMAGE. knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his room. as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing not knowing what he should save first before his attention was now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. the handle of the door to open it completely. Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had works. being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was down into the middle of the dinner table. Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned heavily on the floor. was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across would have been more than they could stand to have any more status with the IRS. where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief "what are we to do?" With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of room. movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days beginning of this work. improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the