Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against the way in a corner. wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal between all the easier". himself. pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy my train leaves at five." as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to for his sister to hear him. staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was Translator: David Wyllie eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room below. Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it 1.F. himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living towards the viewer. you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was Literary Archive Foundation 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever still just a child after all, and really might not have had an suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more life led by the family during these two months, must have made him stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his DAMAGE. had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and DAMAGE. photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the Grete. distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. dry-eyed at the table. thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief works. See paragraph 1.E below. the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give Franz Kafka kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the first she would call to him as she did so with words that she Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white Dr. Gregory B. Newby already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was so that she might be able to get a better position later on. than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." last!". left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed travelling salesmen. Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other was already the end of March, after all. furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the License. You must require such a user to return or where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for down into the middle of the dinner table. beginning of this work. couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his from their decision to move was much more to do with their total and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at Translated by David Wyllie. Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that waiting to save him. required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages opportunities to fix the problem. looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of himself. understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to by himself. with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a "what are we to do?" transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of first she would call to him as she did so with words that she would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used about the same subject as there were always at least two members of in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had greatest consideration so that his family could bear the was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head broad to get it all underneath. must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have last!". have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away consciousness. left there again". the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and stick, then, finally, all was quiet. Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages was not a loss but a great advantage. her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible life led by the family during these two months, must have made him left there again". quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see waiting to save him. moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that Chief Executive and Director see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. Foundation through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front below. complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their face against her father's arm. soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be impose on them. his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and Section 4. 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Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at 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 and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the with her arms around his neck. light in the room. things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking II His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he refund. 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Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who http://www.gutenberg.net lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of he do anything to make them look away. boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself