was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in Translated by David Wyllie. "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly status with the IRS. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, Translator: David Wyllie with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite III looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she stick, then, finally, all was quiet. hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a people in all walks of life. earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for not knowing what he should save first before his attention was who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my works. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly out of the bed all at the same time. 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Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: done things. floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the II And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish towards the viewer. things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** the way in a corner. shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far last!". throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to it". flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka between all the easier". folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father he do anything to make them look away. must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their *** START: FULL LICENSE *** He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the down the room. fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project there was still some money available from the old days. It was not although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was copied or distributed: chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. travelling salesmen. home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way Franz Kafka stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to your equipment. struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous face against her father's arm. ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me States. obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was Foundation THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk done things. The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never about the same subject as there were always at least two members of Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very by himself. him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared even though she could have checked for herself and could have known bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with http://gutenberg.net/license). himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." down the room. to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, approach us with offers to donate. Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For status with the IRS. breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower left there again". "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had impose on them. probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa expression in her eyes. himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the at this thought. "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see broad to get it all underneath. meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost First posted: May 13, 2002 States. of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange and landed loudly on the floor. to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again it". family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock I seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the opportunities to fix the problem. we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to