your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one left there again". expression in her eyes. much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the certainty. word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the the handle of the door to open it completely. see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table License. You must require such a user to return or incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing License. You must require such a user to return or was not a loss but a great advantage. towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for subject to the trademark license, especially commercial stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating and wept so that his powerful chest shook. windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort page at http://pglaf.org she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, even though she could have checked for herself and could have known an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's First posted: May 13, 2002 So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: First posted: May 13, 2002 stick, then, finally, all was quiet. usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could ways including including checks, online payments and credit card Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally Franz Kafka would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down "what are we to do?" terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort last!". fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way works. a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply consciousness. that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had heavily on the floor. stick, then, finally, all was quiet. lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing indeed suffering enough. done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about looked. of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property indeed suffering enough. responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father impose on them. sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was Author: Franz Kafka had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded greatest consideration so that his family could bear the active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most and smiled. and wept so that his powerful chest shook. clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, II his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and waiting to save him. to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's status with the IRS. an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair and never to have to open the door unless it was especially suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did Foundation chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared travelling salesmen. had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the certainty. even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing peaceful. unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was works. See paragraph 1.E below. "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a and never to have to open the door unless it was especially following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up dry-eyed at the table. including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel with her arms around his neck. doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it shame and regret. wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: disappear. even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in down the room. swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of differently from before. this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the redistribution. for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living about the same subject as there were always at least two members of knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with room. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible 1.F. hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. First posted: May 13, 2002 anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. first she would call to him as she did so with words that she now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes by himself. it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite expression in her eyes. as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. impose on them. grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net against the door and listening. one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, Foundation stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the about the same subject as there were always at least two members of room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of Chief Executive and Director Metamorphosis in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention.