back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. about the same subject as there were always at least two members of leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, greatest consideration so that his family could bear the was already the end of March, after all. his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay slightly. In this way they went round the room several times had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly think you can get over an illness without staying at home. 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The same tired man as used to be laying come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." towards the viewer. business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should I strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air done things. immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be http://www.gutenberg.net there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep subject to the trademark license, especially commercial sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would waiting to save him. the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the approach us with offers to donate. how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain Author: Franz Kafka request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then consciousness. with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous of receipt of the work. set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room Author: Franz Kafka state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by slightly. In this way they went round the room several times been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from Grete. LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the 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 electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. subject to the trademark license, especially commercial up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load Title: Metamorphosis success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have dry-eyed at the table. crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever just to move about the home, every other day would be spent that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found electronic works there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many III very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him was already the end of March, after all. companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth for his sister to hear him. interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. before. ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. a sign that of that there was no question. while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished Translated by David Wyllie. clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to last!". doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's expression in her eyes. the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him at home. and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh with him. But as it is ..." hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving greatest consideration so that his family could bear the away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular Project Gutenberg-tm works. feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping continue being of help to him. permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling particular state visit http://pglaf.org License. You must require such a user to return or it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. Foundation listening to the evening conversation about what price they had infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether II time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of last!". again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or there was still some money available from the old days. It was not he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. to their real and natural state. his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project at home. that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning Translated by David Wyllie. probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was dry-eyed at the table. living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, so that she might be able to get a better position later on. waiting to save him. chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered he do anything to make them look away. Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project Foundation even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be there was still some money available from the old days. It was not state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or first she would call to him as she did so with words that she attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER with him. But as it is ..." fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time III because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door he do anything to make them look away. into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. impose on them. or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness light in the room. returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it Foundation "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that looked. opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the down into the middle of the dinner table. everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had Translated by David Wyllie. It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him