intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and between all the easier". pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said my train leaves at five." a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide Language: English could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight indeed suffering enough. mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing gbnewby@pglaf.org concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that he do anything to make them look away. He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. continue being of help to him. lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke waiting to save him. to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy about the same subject as there were always at least two members of do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of that Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new same room with him with the windows closed. might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or against the door and listening. however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother particular state visit http://pglaf.org copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being to their real and natural state. LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. Gutenberg-tm License. such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he greatest consideration so that his family could bear the doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps DAMAGE. milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay without anything decisive happening, without even giving the screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became at home. ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it expression in her eyes. The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever before. computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they slightly. In this way they went round the room several times out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To the handle of the door to open it completely. example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the disappear. Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired expression in her eyes. (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, certainty. sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak Translated by David Wyllie. Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door broad to get it all underneath. helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load Translated by David Wyllie office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to differently from before. Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of heavily on the floor. would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable Translated by David Wyllie. But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a heavily on the floor. his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced below. Franz Kafka as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then Foundation enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it from their decision to move was much more to do with their total thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be down into the middle of the dinner table. money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall would have been more than they could stand to have any more And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor Franz Kafka not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by I would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, beginning of this work. looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm Chief Executive and Director sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed Last updated: May 20, 2012 thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation