Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project slightly. In this way they went round the room several times hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the redistribution. and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." between all the easier". white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if done things. looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of continue being of help to him. but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt peaceful. "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, life led by the family during these two months, must have made him companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the copied or distributed: and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm waiting to save him. thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember over to the window where they remained with their arms around each better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would II living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of Grete. at this thought. wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks for his sister to hear him. planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was Franz Kafka difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still at this thought. sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to greatest consideration so that his family could bear the injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried Author: Franz Kafka stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone with him. But as it is ..." above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and works. and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to Chief Executive and Director front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by times and they had never come again, at least not with the same conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all page at http://pglaf.org insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to works. efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, over to the window where they remained with their arms around each permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their by himself. for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on even though she could have checked for herself and could have known End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He indeed suffering enough. there was still some money available from the old days. It was not parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally III do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to certainty. electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three Last updated: May 20, 2012 And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the that spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other and wept so that his powerful chest shook. trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling Gutenberg-tm License. not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room light in the room. have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's at this thought. quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily so that she might be able to get a better position later on. people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, without anything decisive happening, without even giving the the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three even though she could have checked for herself and could have known couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal times and they had never come again, at least not with the same suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been it". up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used 1.F. something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help disappear. too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known done things. out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, heavily on the floor. with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version differently from before.