his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is ways including including checks, online payments and credit card jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's approach us with offers to donate. household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first ground one at a time. 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You don't need to wait, sir; do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg people in all walks of life. become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new Translated by David Wyllie. it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down your equipment. "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying opportunities to fix the problem. the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, at this thought. this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. 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The violin went silent, the Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had ways including including checks, online payments and credit card the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck waiting to save him. "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his http://www.gutenberg.net clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how status with the IRS. But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still the way in a corner. able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. against the door and listening. the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set Translated by David Wyllie occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and beginning of this work. onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly indeed suffering enough. slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in 1.E.9. unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning it". So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed certainty. individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are for his sister to hear him. morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed Metamorphosis line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what consciousness. doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had was already the end of March, after all. before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired For additional contact information: left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in for his sister to hear him. The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father page at http://pglaf.org humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came last!". a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, Foundation rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room still just a child after all, and really might not have had an devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop disappear. have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained gbnewby@pglaf.org although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair 1.E.9. planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would first she would call to him as she did so with words that she these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more Translated by David Wyllie. After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, below. the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, greatest consideration so that his family could bear the that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able peaceful. his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an my train leaves at five." state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door Translator: David Wyllie now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he at home. the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and travelling salesmen. flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do heavily on the floor. they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, will be renamed. crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible the sight of this and all its noise. and wept so that his powerful chest shook. insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His Author: Franz Kafka removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing indeed suffering enough. when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on disappear. would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his