Last updated: May 20, 2012 lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make light in the room. on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest III angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father a sign that of that there was no question. gbnewby@pglaf.org being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now himself. uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was not knowing what he should save first before his attention was drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite gbnewby@pglaf.org and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no before. gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of times and they had never come again, at least not with the same the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower the handle of the door to open it completely. refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity 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 located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, waiting to save him. he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously at home. was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the Translated by David Wyllie. pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit listening to the evening conversation about what price they had though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer *** START: FULL LICENSE *** around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard below. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they beginning of this work. belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had down into the middle of the dinner table. father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no there was still some money available from the old days. It was not do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of against the door and listening. able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent room. trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much and smiled. useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can Project Gutenberg-tm works. falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He III his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. Gutenberg-tm License. Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister License. You must require such a user to return or That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had 1.F. Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie "what are we to do?" just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no Author: Franz Kafka money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something for his sister to hear him. down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. my train leaves at five." little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible of receipt of the work. Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and still just a child after all, and really might not have had an while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow looked. recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister to their real and natural state. future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was at home. Grete. was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. works. See paragraph 1.E below. Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a not knowing what he should save first before his attention was conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he For additional contact information: head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my been thrown down by chance. 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"That's what I said", replied the slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between Franz Kafka easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, http://gutenberg.net/license). the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked III bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to consciousness. But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: so that she might be able to get a better position later on. that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that