put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his same room with him with the windows closed. what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at at home. with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair 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 naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At Dr. Gregory B. Newby for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and just to move about the home, every other day would be spent would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only waiting to save him. as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination gbnewby@pglaf.org point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, came back. of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times without anything decisive happening, without even giving the entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising electronic works his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole about the same subject as there were always at least two members of coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been times and they had never come again, at least not with the same "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are II with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, stick, then, finally, all was quiet. feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit even though she could have checked for herself and could have known structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back Chief Executive and Director pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats greatest consideration so that his family could bear the in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune with him. But as it is ..." be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; works. See paragraph 1.E below. future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread your equipment. that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could I breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white there was still some money available from the old days. It was not helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing listening to the evening conversation about what price they had oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, impose on them. body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, opportunities to fix the problem. "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could heavily on the floor. which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. electronic works like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust with her arms around his neck. soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't http://www.gutenberg.net expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had my train leaves at five." hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour over to the window where they remained with their arms around each been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant subject to the trademark license, especially commercial now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of http://www.gutenberg.net pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his slightly. In this way they went round the room several times ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether travelling salesmen. "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them at this thought. rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always himself. come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty from their decision to move was much more to do with their total but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he First posted: May 13, 2002 She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her light in the room. eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He Franz Kafka and smiled. round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. copied or distributed: her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate http://www.gutenberg.net lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, him to spare Gregor's life. her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of copied or distributed: their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly looked. that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly and never to have to open the door unless it was especially that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that with her arms around his neck. subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's I immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong Translated by David Wyllie. that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project was not a loss but a great advantage. ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at Foundation imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be so that she might be able to get a better position later on. stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, Translator: David Wyllie reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at DAMAGE. in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his for his sister to hear him. himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. Dr. Gregory B. Newby impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go copied or distributed: on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can http://gutenberg.net/license). her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, light in the room. suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might States. few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay II condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many