feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final heavily on the floor. to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value not knowing what he should save first before his attention was if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise dry-eyed at the table. even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door people in all walks of life. home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand the handle of the door to open it completely. There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, down into the middle of the dinner table. disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the movements. be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain people in all walks of life. able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again over to the window where they remained with their arms around each of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement Literary Archive Foundation out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value over to the window where they remained with their arms around each differently from before. answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. first to get up and stretch out her young body. the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent First posted: May 13, 2002 coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked DAMAGE. This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the dry-eyed at the table. Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of it". all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself works. See paragraph 1.E below. It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile Franz Kafka to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never approach us with offers to donate. situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which people in all walks of life. back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with done things. even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the DAMAGE. Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, things had become superfluous which, although they could not be thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all came back. easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of status with the IRS. continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side they quickly finished their letters. to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, so that she might be able to get a better position later on. they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on greatest consideration so that his family could bear the accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked particular state visit http://pglaf.org PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother was already the end of March, after all. sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value came back. hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty DAMAGE. - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long and landed loudly on the floor. how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this first she would call to him as she did so with words that she about the same subject as there were always at least two members of with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the and wept so that his powerful chest shook. Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK Translated by David Wyllie for his sister to hear him. This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out broad to get it all underneath. and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. from their decision to move was much more to do with their total your equipment. said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his peaceful. their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged stick, then, finally, all was quiet. stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this so that she might be able to get a better position later on. ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again life led by the family during these two months, must have made him the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled done things. 1.F. Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT the way in a corner. So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite him to spare Gregor's life. belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, down the room. certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged people in all walks of life. just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not http://www.gutenberg.net possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his down into the middle of the dinner table. pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular status with the IRS. the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as electronic works say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very