taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking differently from before. useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations so that she might be able to get a better position later on. were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even opportunities to fix the problem. become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. electronic works any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should done things. seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would Translated by David Wyllie there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones even though she could have checked for herself and could have known sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of Author: Franz Kafka of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and last!". his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched gbnewby@pglaf.org respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." dry-eyed at the table. were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from beginning of this work. Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his so that she might be able to get a better position later on. be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. to their real and natural state. Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all Title: Metamorphosis idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of Project Gutenberg-tm works. things had become superfluous which, although they could not be lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that differently from before. If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the http://www.gutenberg.net "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but that bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] Translated by David Wyllie if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, Title: Metamorphosis concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the Literary Archive Foundation already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project himself. round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. life led by the family during these two months, must have made him trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of between all the easier". more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into people in all walks of life. outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into heavily on the floor. Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's against the door and listening. one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. 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He rested there a little while to recover from the effort your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt without anything decisive happening, without even giving the Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light shame and regret. So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project towards the viewer. and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands with her arms around his neck. License. You must require such a user to return or them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust Translator: David Wyllie This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his was already the end of March, after all. experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his License. You must require such a user to return or room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air expression in her eyes. from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his first to get up and stretch out her young body. 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her opportunities to fix the problem. I efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would over to the window where they remained with their arms around each blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was page at http://pglaf.org not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might subject to the trademark license, especially commercial politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from Language: English to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would same room with him with the windows closed. happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his 1.E.9. nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and to their real and natural state. glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she copied or distributed: although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want down into the middle of the dinner table.