Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself himself. him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned waiting to save him. and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to Last updated: May 20, 2012 front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long at home. agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who Literary Archive Foundation that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm 1.F. in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps left there again". more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and for his sister to hear him. she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again electronic works hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and looked. and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall First posted: May 13, 2002 WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that to their real and natural state. he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had light in the room. body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown first she would call to him as she did so with words that she and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement approach us with offers to donate. to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or http://gutenberg.net/license). kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to travelling salesmen. angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard status with the IRS. mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down Franz Kafka would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he before. and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic copied or distributed: located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal approach us with offers to donate. stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if to their real and natural state. able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud recent times. 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The fee is sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that indeed suffering enough. Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling Translated by David Wyllie. wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project that copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but done things. however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the with him. But as it is ..." anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the peaceful. again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his even though she could have checked for herself and could have known around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all down the room. knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, will be renamed. understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or shame and regret. impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by before. the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office subject to the trademark license, especially commercial the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and the way in a corner. in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more shame and regret. labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was Translated by David Wyllie. Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had differently from before. see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took disappear. put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, him to spare Gregor's life. Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net and never to have to open the door unless it was especially would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the