made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was http://www.gutenberg.net the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a times and they had never come again, at least not with the same able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time peaceful. come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her still just a child after all, and really might not have had an was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other redistribution. "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a times and they had never come again, at least not with the same alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that was not a loss but a great advantage. protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at things had become superfluous which, although they could not be what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air 1.E.9. that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was 1.F.6. 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And nor is your position slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange last!". dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It just to move about the home, every other day would be spent body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried Foundation and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him expression in her eyes. Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. 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Yes, but was it request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any that everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got works. Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to towards the viewer. the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the he do anything to make them look away. pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not they quickly finished their letters. pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, with him. But as it is ..." all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", travelling salesmen. Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing For additional contact information: II Grete. Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the works. See paragraph 1.E below. Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper beginning of this work. was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed Last updated: May 20, 2012 Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father my train leaves at five." before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing Project Gutenberg-tm works. driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very "what are we to do?" would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if times and they had never come again, at least not with the same cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden face against her father's arm. with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Dr. Gregory B. Newby Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at more, everything was left up to him. 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They had realised, though, that there was something wrong in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible Author: Franz Kafka away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the by himself. chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear 1.E.9. they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." copied or distributed: back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more ways including including checks, online payments and credit card had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the against the door and listening. the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many to their real and natural state. Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was towards the viewer. Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again the sight of this and all its noise. have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance page at http://pglaf.org would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence impose on them. all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his life led by the family during these two months, must have made him and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related gbnewby@pglaf.org morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour http://gutenberg.net/license). strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with Language: English pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, room. from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father first to get up and stretch out her young body. entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to just to move about the home, every other day would be spent One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more him to spare Gregor's life. swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him approach us with offers to donate. wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless last!". samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with with him. But as it is ..." situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his Title: Metamorphosis family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At it". only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved was already the end of March, after all. Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. left there again". the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the was already the end of March, after all. would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she listening to the evening conversation about what price they had to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it Translated by David Wyllie. heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many at home. and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. at this thought. it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many about the same subject as there were always at least two members of raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between room. if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his