in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had himself. reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance between all the easier". her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from disappear. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor indeed suffering enough. If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you http://gutenberg.net/license). was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual he do anything to make them look away. The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his methods and addresses. 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He'd fall right one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, would have been more than they could stand to have any more mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and particular state visit http://pglaf.org a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. the way in a corner. main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification below. the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing beginning of this work. works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who a sign that of that there was no question. Dr. Gregory B. Newby already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back first to get up and stretch out her young body. infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or they quickly finished their letters. middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they Literary Archive Foundation method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just peaceful. and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff would have been more than they could stand to have any more friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door approach us with offers to donate. swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what 1.F. outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. Franz Kafka PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. listening to the evening conversation about what price they had hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became http://gutenberg.net/license). must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The for his sister to hear him. word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited I this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest Franz Kafka Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was had kept free without any necklace or collar. business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones Translated by David Wyllie probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father so that she might be able to get a better position later on. room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting approach us with offers to donate. unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. to their real and natural state. of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers himself. "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you times and they had never come again, at least not with the same re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or same room with him with the windows closed. has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was movements. to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in below. "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've was not a loss but a great advantage. had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no "what are we to do?" "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their status with the IRS. calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all ways including including checks, online payments and credit card reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place done things. promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat room. There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different will be renamed. information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let done things. while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place http://gutenberg.net/license). though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or Translator: David Wyllie closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He Language: English Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. Grete. that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; things had become superfluous which, although they could not be travelling salesmen. the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned