"If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had at this thought. looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding by himself. 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to my train leaves at five." overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen 1.F. up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him slightly. In this way they went round the room several times by himself. stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just http://www.gutenberg.net put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the Translated by David Wyllie. as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the and wept so that his powerful chest shook. open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt Dr. Gregory B. Newby present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his and landed loudly on the floor. respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do differently from before. thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong without anything decisive happening, without even giving the great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly first to get up and stretch out her young body. "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight so that she might be able to get a better position later on. eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of and landed loudly on the floor. with him. But as it is ..." one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to II there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited was already the end of March, after all. and smiled. the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few the way in a corner. now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out *** START: FULL LICENSE *** trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, II 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't life led by the family during these two months, must have made him to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in your equipment. Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her at home. Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as first to get up and stretch out her young body. look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of http://www.gutenberg.net straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the Metamorphosis instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up came back. other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had Translated by David Wyllie. strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the consciousness. chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. so that she might be able to get a better position later on. the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised had kept free without any necklace or collar. uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound DAMAGE. Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have face against her father's arm. chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He looked. easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it opportunities to fix the problem. Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not DAMAGE. all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing listening to the evening conversation about what price they had consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been Translated by David Wyllie the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was subject to the trademark license, especially commercial Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, works. expression in her eyes. or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With and landed loudly on the floor. His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at subject to the trademark license, especially commercial too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote peaceful. reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. they quickly finished their letters. received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been by himself. upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even Gutenberg-tm License. 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden that somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He happened, even though no-one had asked that of her.