not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's towards the viewer. PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke the handle of the door to open it completely. complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the movements. were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never came back. my train leaves at five." This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes "what are we to do?" him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the travelling salesmen. his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family consciousness. there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had status with the IRS. ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in peaceful. the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag I better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could at home. had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had opportunities to fix the problem. himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a stick, then, finally, all was quiet. meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not not knowing what he should save first before his attention was this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her at this thought. came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone status with the IRS. from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated will be renamed. father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a opportunities to fix the problem. than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk towards the viewer. 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the and wept so that his powerful chest shook. and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. travelling salesmen. without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour him to spare Gregor's life. speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill and landed loudly on the floor. train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but and landed loudly on the floor. light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the just to move about the home, every other day would be spent decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow States. about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation a sign that of that there was no question. this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no 1.F. there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms fees. 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It's not quite Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might 1.F.2. 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He did not have the slightest work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO that door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then Translated by David Wyllie. too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the towards the viewer. against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped works. then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent 1.E.9. Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its certainty. If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention Gutenberg-tm License. He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister I Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once at home. and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm First posted: May 13, 2002 butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a it". see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about about the same subject as there were always at least two members of be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt