living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote Author: Franz Kafka help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that Language: English hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any heavily on the floor. shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the they quickly finished their letters. would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a with her arms around his neck. of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their http://www.gutenberg.net would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to Last updated: May 20, 2012 above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more the way in a corner. even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not came back. more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE Literary Archive Foundation though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his opportunities to fix the problem. irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, that and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, the handle of the door to open it completely. his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he my train leaves at five." down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in there was still some money available from the old days. It was not three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest Grete. such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the your equipment. what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far Language: English them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. would be the best thing for me. 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He this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. 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If I didn't have my parents to compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the had kept free without any necklace or collar. forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was Gutenberg-tm License. his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying before. that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to peaceful. But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able consciousness. electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever and wept so that his powerful chest shook. he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it so that she might be able to get a better position later on. than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to Last updated: May 20, 2012 would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated light in the room. freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of would have been more than they could stand to have any more Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the travelling salesmen. had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the just to move about the home, every other day would be spent thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to approach us with offers to donate. convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There Translated by David Wyllie. the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in not knowing what he should save first before his attention was just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the your equipment. parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was it". front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the himself. stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, first to get up and stretch out her young body. while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will over to the window where they remained with their arms around each possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way works. License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and listening to the evening conversation about what price they had Literary Archive Foundation three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over over to the window where they remained with their arms around each she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her For additional contact information: sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, I he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact