forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - face against her father's arm. trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would Translated by David Wyllie. round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't still just a child after all, and really might not have had an feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself works. See paragraph 1.E below. pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too that had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" dry-eyed at the table. sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would III though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, and never to have to open the door unless it was especially the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it *** START: FULL LICENSE *** So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** without anything decisive happening, without even giving the threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother electronic works broad to get it all underneath. representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for consciousness. even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. Grete. Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time First posted: May 13, 2002 other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm greatest consideration so that his family could bear the a sign that of that there was no question. away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be will be renamed. gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to "what are we to do?" With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would Translated by David Wyllie. towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to left there again". any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had Translator: David Wyllie if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current the way in a corner. ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a left there again". that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did copied or distributed: sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father opportunities to fix the problem. over to the window where they remained with their arms around each 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and there was still some money available from the old days. It was not less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a with her arms around his neck. other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. at this thought. first to get up and stretch out her young body. father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the First posted: May 13, 2002 a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally Translated by David Wyllie. "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or shame and regret. and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had between all the easier". sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time Author: Franz Kafka rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, that might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the works. was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned had kept free without any necklace or collar. That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just slightly. In this way they went round the room several times they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he broad to get it all underneath. unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he last!". it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always was already the end of March, after all. same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could down the room. prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He