his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk last!". kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto Translated by David Wyllie not knowing what he should save first before his attention was the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. a sign that of that there was no question. set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far *** START: FULL LICENSE *** her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself first she would call to him as she did so with words that she even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly Title: Metamorphosis lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the http://gutenberg.net/license). sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm at home. that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In by himself. this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough peaceful. throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all down the room. "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution looked. himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to the sight of this and all its noise. was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, Translated by David Wyllie. probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost below. furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the before. movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I movements. you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and life led by the family during these two months, must have made him Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making they quickly finished their letters. "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she opportunities to fix the problem. out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being left there again". certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, II way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and from their decision to move was much more to do with their total understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and he do anything to make them look away. to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust Franz Kafka Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was before. father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the redistribution. that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, and landed loudly on the floor. me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent disappear. something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, Grete. was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there towards the viewer. was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest would have been more than they could stand to have any more his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the impose on them. Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up approach us with offers to donate. Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. works. 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Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have Grete. Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. 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He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so expression in her eyes. written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. III "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest people in all walks of life. throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, opportunities to fix the problem. obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would first to get up and stretch out her young body. stick, then, finally, all was quiet. way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came your equipment. was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes copied or distributed: helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table Gutenberg-tm License. uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To between all the easier". what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his face against her father's arm. copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. below. Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes DAMAGE. room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of times and they had never come again, at least not with the same and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the to their real and natural state. done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so