Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked was already the end of March, after all. legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front broad to get it all underneath. great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his travelling salesmen. dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked approach us with offers to donate. gbnewby@pglaf.org glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if just to move about the home, every other day would be spent shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At differently from before. Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower Translated by David Wyllie. bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting so that she might be able to get a better position later on. last!". SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just gbnewby@pglaf.org Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the 1.F. little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her not knowing what he should save first before his attention was round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were shame and regret. bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of III situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was over to the window where they remained with their arms around each your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the down into the middle of the dinner table. situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning with her arms around his neck. be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father slightly. In this way they went round the room several times when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. First posted: May 13, 2002 work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from certainty. it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was page at http://pglaf.org themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little the sight of this and all its noise. has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his it". effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that your equipment. fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came Last updated: May 20, 2012 sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and to their real and natural state. Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than of receipt of the work. ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had redistribution. little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming Grete. clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was life led by the family during these two months, must have made him his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging http://gutenberg.net/license). LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the not knowing what he should save first before his attention was especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had and never to have to open the door unless it was especially Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell he do anything to make them look away. state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she Author: Franz Kafka at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being himself. that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his first to get up and stretch out her young body. Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door disappear. any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some a sign that of that there was no question. hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final done things. your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the continue being of help to him. 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the over to the window where they remained with their arms around each Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can Translator: David Wyllie and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and about the same subject as there were always at least two members of usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her Metamorphosis would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. room. able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune slightly. In this way they went round the room several times Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something was already the end of March, after all. the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more done things. around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off without anything decisive happening, without even giving the law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in travelling salesmen. only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. 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The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter States. she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we down into the middle of the dinner table. gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his even though she could have checked for herself and could have known to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn before. appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face ways including including checks, online payments and credit card finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with below. coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that and smiled. the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at times and they had never come again, at least not with the same there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with