beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand by himself. went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that Author: Franz Kafka remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got against the door and listening. money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he opportunities to fix the problem. does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the by himself. upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they Dr. Gregory B. Newby important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of even though she could have checked for herself and could have known Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and things had become superfluous which, although they could not be the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if particular state visit http://pglaf.org his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his gbnewby@pglaf.org copied or distributed: white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set particular state visit http://pglaf.org stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, copied or distributed: - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. done things. would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** still just a child after all, and really might not have had an whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom page at http://pglaf.org agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his first she would call to him as she did so with words that she skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. "what are we to do?" her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, that but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further copied or distributed: an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw License. You must require such a user to return or would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from status with the IRS. - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven last!". and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if not knowing what he should save first before his attention was she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the Author: Franz Kafka calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and Dr. Gregory B. Newby performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed the way in a corner. Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly Translated by David Wyllie life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or Author: Franz Kafka unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to without anything decisive happening, without even giving the that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His from their decision to move was much more to do with their total grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear Translated by David Wyllie himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had life led by the family during these two months, must have made him everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. left there again". he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so Language: English completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not people in all walks of life. that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy still just a child after all, and really might not have had an despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" consciousness. labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he between all the easier". backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As For additional contact information: around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest had kept free without any necklace or collar. parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" Translated by David Wyllie. the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he the sight of this and all its noise. he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was came back. present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at Last updated: May 20, 2012 light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I and never to have to open the door unless it was especially had kept free without any necklace or collar. away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and subject to the trademark license, especially commercial He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After looked. denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was times and they had never come again, at least not with the same in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had to their real and natural state. was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust For additional contact information: with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back