hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding they quickly finished their letters. whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk had kept free without any necklace or collar. door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the first she would call to him as she did so with words that she example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. Dr. Gregory B. Newby receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can page at http://pglaf.org himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very stick, then, finally, all was quiet. nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we broad to get it all underneath. things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on there was still some money available from the old days. It was not stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps still just a child after all, and really might not have had an eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm Translated by David Wyllie the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague of receipt of the work. hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time at this thought. everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever Project Gutenberg-tm works. open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after he do anything to make them look away. day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to that efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the he do anything to make them look away. prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to http://www.gutenberg.net a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand License. You must require such a user to return or glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" DAMAGE. sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution expression in her eyes. the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right my train leaves at five." unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, page at http://pglaf.org outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making times and they had never come again, at least not with the same had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was DAMAGE. are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project life led by the family during these two months, must have made him If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And 1.F. business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." respect for. 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Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware differently from before. probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on even though she could have checked for herself and could have known sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at and smiled. better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked Last updated: May 20, 2012 milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide Language: English lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate would have been more than they could stand to have any more computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a face against her father's arm. she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all at home. electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again towards the viewer. service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that certainty. onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days done things. always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When Foundation The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have my train leaves at five." of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward impose on them. as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at indeed suffering enough. sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg 1.E.9. controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. came back. to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm still just a child after all, and really might not have had an himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied with her arms around his neck. she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in greatest consideration so that his family could bear the mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times