whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the him to spare Gregor's life. was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations it". life led by the family during these two months, must have made him complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** travelling salesmen. he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. impose on them. her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With Translated by David Wyllie she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that waiting to save him. herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and with her arms around his neck. was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through Translated by David Wyllie. with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In http://gutenberg.net/license). too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. beginning of this work. than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance will be renamed. actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even even though she could have checked for herself and could have known the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to "what are we to do?" works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have DAMAGE. careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door particular state visit http://pglaf.org insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said disappear. devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she opportunities to fix the problem. Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my times and they had never come again, at least not with the same we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and approach us with offers to donate. early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to looked. found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to for his sister to hear him. had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he License. You must require such a user to return or and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was by himself. Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and people in all walks of life. provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of that his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, disappear. been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the below. doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of there was still some money available from the old days. It was not some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from my train leaves at five." highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the would have been more than they could stand to have any more and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as looked. was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall not knowing what he should save first before his attention was and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you I All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his "what are we to do?" Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. gbnewby@pglaf.org speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation the way in a corner. hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was copied or distributed: violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in License. You must require such a user to return or because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. Last updated: May 20, 2012 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously below. going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty Translated by David Wyllie. throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects consciousness. door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or DAMAGE. reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the he do anything to make them look away. a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or particular state visit http://pglaf.org floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a of receipt of the work. a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a Author: Franz Kafka body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his 1.E.9. achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to about the same subject as there were always at least two members of all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father broad to get it all underneath. pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and gbnewby@pglaf.org able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours peaceful. This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his him to spare Gregor's life. dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, opportunities to fix the problem. it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever