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It was not very clear ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to http://www.gutenberg.net The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of III pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what at home. located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous even though she could have checked for herself and could have known against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his Translated by David Wyllie. agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present people in all walks of life. same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like and wept so that his powerful chest shook. His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; there was still some money available from the old days. It was not suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present just to move about the home, every other day would be spent unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be just to move about the home, every other day would be spent something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and First posted: May 13, 2002 hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. impose on them. think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no Language: English closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, http://gutenberg.net/license). he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and they quickly finished their letters. The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the II up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would so that she might be able to get a better position later on. seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he States. "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward over to the window where they remained with their arms around each them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would works. See paragraph 1.E below. whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of the way in a corner. cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the he do anything to make them look away. the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy ways including including checks, online payments and credit card they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, the way in a corner. mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object Gutenberg-tm License. to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was just to move about the home, every other day would be spent done things. joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole just to move about the home, every other day would be spent his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall Chief Executive and Director called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but that quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no light in the room. his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he below. knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, Dr. Gregory B. Newby idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his Translated by David Wyllie. himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough disappear. where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self II and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at will be renamed. connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known Language: English around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but Literary Archive Foundation in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated he do anything to make them look away. sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation the sight of this and all its noise. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to of receipt of the work. head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door last!". peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in Dr. Gregory B. Newby before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly DAMAGE. from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. to their real and natural state. belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. differently from before. being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned for his sister to hear him. Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had slightly. In this way they went round the room several times to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, with him. But as it is ..." an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and III takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so electronic works Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the impose on them. white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand even though she could have checked for herself and could have known silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any face against her father's arm. think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as electronic works when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his he do anything to make them look away. screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever Title: Metamorphosis himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared