stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day impose on them. room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of even though she could have checked for herself and could have known "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn *** START: FULL LICENSE *** word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you Last updated: May 20, 2012 for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview would have been more than they could stand to have any more although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up for his sister to hear him. such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and things had become superfluous which, although they could not be pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his he do anything to make them look away. The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down light in the room. a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his and smiled. copied or distributed: very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty they quickly finished their letters. The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, done things. left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped by himself. day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented heavily on the floor. experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without at this thought. whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you Translator: David Wyllie at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and Last updated: May 20, 2012 when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right 1.F. too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. Project Gutenberg-tm works. Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked last!". folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals people in all walks of life. things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch there was still some money available from the old days. It was not reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they Grete. unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the gbnewby@pglaf.org Translated by David Wyllie. WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - first to get up and stretch out her young body. a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's and never to have to open the door unless it was especially father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. came back. able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT peaceful. he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not indeed suffering enough. expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling First posted: May 13, 2002 himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door it". delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and http://www.gutenberg.net him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently things had become superfluous which, although they could not be The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found was of no use to him at all. 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With his last glance he saw leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the gbnewby@pglaf.org of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: a steady and invisible force. 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However hard he threw to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space broad to get it all underneath. although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was redistribution. hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table at home. the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet not knowing what he should save first before his attention was Translated by David Wyllie. stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without Last updated: May 20, 2012 the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of opportunities to fix the problem. now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object approach us with offers to donate. himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, and wept so that his powerful chest shook. even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at travelling salesmen. do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated disappear. too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond would have been more than they could stand to have any more it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final Last updated: May 20, 2012 and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother indeed suffering enough. watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to peaceful. splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately that here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to the sight of this and all its noise. the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at States. the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently and never to have to open the door unless it was especially Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back people in all walks of life. seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that came back. Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. there was still some money available from the old days. It was not precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk Franz Kafka something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go 1.E.2. 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Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say will be renamed. that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any from their decision to move was much more to do with their total work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and people in all walks of life. But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is left there again".