across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had with him. But as it is ..." outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally Translator: David Wyllie thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let heavily on the floor. Language: English down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond still just a child after all, and really might not have had an been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg Translated by David Wyllie. had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or License. You must require such a user to return or again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification opportunities to fix the problem. been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** him to spare Gregor's life. become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest 1.F. everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and down into the middle of the dinner table. in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly before. without anything decisive happening, without even giving the saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was to their real and natural state. do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his greatest consideration so that his family could bear the time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was *** START: FULL LICENSE *** protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have they quickly finished their letters. become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and from their decision to move was much more to do with their total morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for http://gutenberg.net/license). sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's shame and regret. even though she could have checked for herself and could have known to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then First posted: May 13, 2002 suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had my train leaves at five." left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty they quickly finished their letters. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then opportunities to fix the problem. thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as the sight of this and all its noise. Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a shame and regret. spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should him to spare Gregor's life. jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to waiting to save him. "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let my train leaves at five." to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family I 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I had kept free without any necklace or collar. Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together by himself. "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head http://www.gutenberg.net First posted: May 13, 2002 Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project your equipment. his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and movements. his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of and never to have to open the door unless it was especially reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both Author: Franz Kafka her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded *** START: FULL LICENSE *** for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in impose on them. crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. particular state visit http://pglaf.org unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by Grete. would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any must have made everything clear to him. 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If you are redistributing or providing access to a work indeed suffering enough. and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was with him. But as it is ..." Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a 1.E.9. close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself at this thought. that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. by himself. where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising people in all walks of life. that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this page at http://pglaf.org almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very your equipment. 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He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, outside the United States. 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And he could not knock though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all consciousness. Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present electronic works the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations waiting to save him. his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn room. she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was below. couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly