"Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him him to spare Gregor's life. Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever first to get up and stretch out her young body. were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and http://gutenberg.net/license). mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way waiting to save him. last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had Chief Executive and Director from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. done things. anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think continue being of help to him. long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but life led by the family during these two months, must have made him was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I still just a child after all, and really might not have had an method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very down the room. very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is status with the IRS. the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's works. past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his from their decision to move was much more to do with their total point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned down into the middle of the dinner table. last!". head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times consciousness. to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand I shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could same room with him with the windows closed. Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. people in all walks of life. situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to Last updated: May 20, 2012 Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and they quickly finished their letters. would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his http://gutenberg.net/license). strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in Dr. Gregory B. Newby "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business works. time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use Translated by David Wyllie. been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor he do anything to make them look away. and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The Title: Metamorphosis and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. Project Gutenberg-tm works. quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and shame and regret. promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to consciousness. door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the first she would call to him as she did so with words that she this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his first to get up and stretch out her young body. Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom was not a loss but a great advantage. fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR from their decision to move was much more to do with their total throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at shame and regret. clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything http://gutenberg.net/license). He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), at this thought. so that she might be able to get a better position later on. it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; consciousness. had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? Translated by David Wyllie. becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked "what are we to do?" been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the