driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just by himself. they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite Franz Kafka moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on and smiled. Last updated: May 20, 2012 him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of First posted: May 13, 2002 his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's there was still some money available from the old days. It was not had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the 1.F. impose on them. a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. was already the end of March, after all. first she would call to him as she did so with words that she himself. broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the III door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they "what are we to do?" scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of II connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were waiting to save him. now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from with him. But as it is ..." Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force things had become superfluous which, although they could not be earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he the sight of this and all its noise. Last updated: May 20, 2012 left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. stick, then, finally, all was quiet. able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg that He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but down into the middle of the dinner table. after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door between all the easier". look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See there was still some money available from the old days. It was not to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. Language: English for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; electronic works ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and movements. special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once beginning of this work. violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with License. You must require such a user to return or When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which 1.E.9. 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For the time being he just lay broad to get it all underneath. would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the I money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone things had become superfluous which, although they could not be the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend slightly. In this way they went round the room several times folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it works. unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through First posted: May 13, 2002 exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's the way in a corner. speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an that and wept so that his powerful chest shook. posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself for his sister to hear him. business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples Literary Archive Foundation come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current times and they had never come again, at least not with the same against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many DAMAGE. came back. answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired For additional contact information: it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to 1.E.9. sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she times and they had never come again, at least not with the same dry-eyed at the table. to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this Translated by David Wyllie. the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out left there again". True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to States. one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose and wept so that his powerful chest shook. doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter broad to get it all underneath. quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not opportunities to fix the problem. last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no they quickly finished their letters. stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have Gutenberg-tm License.