parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. opportunities to fix the problem. broad to get it all underneath. For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that redistribution. had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the continue being of help to him. labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his not knowing what he should save first before his attention was was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" gbnewby@pglaf.org people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven http://gutenberg.net/license). backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of Translated by David Wyllie for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it Translated by David Wyllie taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table time ago. 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If the second copy bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and http://gutenberg.net/license). of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, him to spare Gregor's life. "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, page at http://pglaf.org taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his Project Gutenberg-tm works. the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of He thought back of his family with emotion and love. 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Gregor, though, did think about the screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his himself. water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never of receipt of the work. clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they not knowing what he should save first before his attention was The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again slightly. In this way they went round the room several times would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling times and they had never come again, at least not with the same seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm violin. 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He could actually have used Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we had kept free without any necklace or collar. the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and the way in a corner. stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with *** START: FULL LICENSE *** The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, 1.F. hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, First posted: May 13, 2002 providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ and landed loudly on the floor. peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived ways including including checks, online payments and credit card scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works Translated by David Wyllie shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and had kept free without any necklace or collar. times and they had never come again, at least not with the same They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived came back. and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with before. flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had there was still some money available from the old days. It was not and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there Gutenberg-tm License. above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed expression in her eyes. stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the room. simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been left there again". of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every First posted: May 13, 2002 PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to that "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in Language: English stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just of receipt of the work. quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his Translated by David Wyllie this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to with these requirements. 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There was seldom any conversation, re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after light in the room. devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being a sign that of that there was no question. while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at