as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. to their real and natural state. at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room just to move about the home, every other day would be spent one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. himself. above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works the handle of the door to open it completely. understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did shame and regret. playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and 1.F. she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself For additional contact information: stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over Last updated: May 20, 2012 although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. States. see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to below. creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was the way in a corner. was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and and landed loudly on the floor. it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of consciousness. with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the the handle of the door to open it completely. the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his down into the middle of the dinner table. heavily on the floor. open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found Translated by David Wyllie. as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps "what are we to do?" she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the at this thought. prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud life led by the family during these two months, must have made him would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." not knowing what he should save first before his attention was Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room 1.E.9. chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the was already the end of March, after all. she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had the handle of the door to open it completely. Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had slightly. In this way they went round the room several times control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after him to spare Gregor's life. couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much III it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was and wept so that his powerful chest shook. Grete. only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for Author: Franz Kafka Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. heavily on the floor. the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of at home. difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by slightly. In this way they went round the room several times which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated looked. it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept down the room. probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was a sign that of that there was no question. the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he so that she might be able to get a better position later on. across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, 1.E.9. came back. breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with your equipment. amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the even though she could have checked for herself and could have known "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we status with the IRS. down the room. hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals stick, then, finally, all was quiet. to their real and natural state. prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear my train leaves at five." back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it and smiled. oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned at this thought. responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check of receipt of the work. still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. shame and regret. After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: looked. this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back was already the end of March, after all. http://www.gutenberg.net had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal http://gutenberg.net/license). how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, redistribution. chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. below. Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly