his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were Grete. to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the with her arms around his neck. gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax the sight of this and all its noise. and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his below. them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise they quickly finished their letters. his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help particular state visit http://pglaf.org out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if and landed loudly on the floor. Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final things had become superfluous which, although they could not be flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm waiting to save him. Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his not knowing what he should save first before his attention was where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as electronic works or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming Translated by David Wyllie going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's would have been more than they could stand to have any more become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been differently from before. been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a Chief Executive and Director it". had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used was already the end of March, after all. was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. Translated by David Wyllie hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did waiting to save him. If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that For additional contact information: his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was between all the easier". room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she so that she might be able to get a better position later on. smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him Last updated: May 20, 2012 while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that Franz Kafka that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this there was still some money available from the old days. It was not Foundation that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister works. See paragraph 1.E below. do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again 1.E.9. throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak by himself. crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of Language: English decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an of receipt of the work. accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it stick, then, finally, all was quiet. it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only opportunities to fix the problem. PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers Language: English - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself Chief Executive and Director Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic without anything decisive happening, without even giving the "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they had kept free without any necklace or collar. came back. angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the Translated by David Wyllie were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face himself. while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated works. See paragraph 1.E below. looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg the way in a corner. or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would between all the easier". Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which Language: English flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When first she would call to him as she did so with words that she from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a "what are we to do?" are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project they quickly finished their letters. light in the room. Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the and wept so that his powerful chest shook. spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took over to the window where they remained with their arms around each clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his down the room. these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and from their decision to move was much more to do with their total crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, consciousness. greatest consideration so that his family could bear the room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. so that she might be able to get a better position later on. as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. gbnewby@pglaf.org clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any Foundation situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. First posted: May 13, 2002 is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor