himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the works. See paragraph 1.E below. including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to beginning of this work. he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at by himself. with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at works. See paragraph 1.E below. Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that ways including including checks, online payments and credit card than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly light in the room. required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to gbnewby@pglaf.org expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. consciousness. with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay the way in a corner. slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when times and they had never come again, at least not with the same at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you License. You must require such a user to return or works. darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats impose on them. Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use redistribution. continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe against the door and listening. from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even slightly. In this way they went round the room several times prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free For additional contact information: could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight page at http://pglaf.org he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, from their decision to move was much more to do with their total thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her was not a loss but a great advantage. chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed 1.F. and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father First posted: May 13, 2002 was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so electronic works suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; Grete. in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her 1.C. 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Just by chance one "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he certainty. Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand III himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. to their real and natural state. more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project Translated by David Wyllie. eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself waiting to save him. released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully DAMAGE. 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the works. screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of Author: Franz Kafka Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, shame and regret. about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and works. See paragraph 1.E below. That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her redistribution. exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, III chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing Metamorphosis Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used last!". suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, him to spare Gregor's life. must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and him to spare Gregor's life. seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who of receipt of the work. agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward certainty. straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if differently from before. understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being the handle of the door to open it completely. "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock ways including including checks, online payments and credit card wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular towards the viewer. would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back