full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had towards the viewer. easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared the sight of this and all its noise. dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at certainty. released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that was already the end of March, after all. before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living waiting to save him. out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net room. as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and disappear. windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; broad to get it all underneath. example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be Translator: David Wyllie a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in Literary Archive Foundation with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The and wept so that his powerful chest shook. clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did down into the middle of the dinner table. careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the States. again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or first she would call to him as she did so with words that she some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in even though she could have checked for herself and could have known the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, indeed suffering enough. happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after and landed loudly on the floor. be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut between all the easier". accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing opportunities to fix the problem. dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous was already the end of March, after all. speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister slightly. In this way they went round the room several times this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the about the same subject as there were always at least two members of the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing the sight of this and all its noise. from their decision to move was much more to do with their total parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had and never to have to open the door unless it was especially most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In was already the end of March, after all. a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a opportunities to fix the problem. The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep works. open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed and landed loudly on the floor. of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, and smiled. until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I Author: Franz Kafka where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with he do anything to make them look away. "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of opportunities to fix the problem. something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, Translated by David Wyllie. From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might First posted: May 13, 2002 was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in approach us with offers to donate. whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. same room with him with the windows closed. one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on with her arms around his neck. somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door copied or distributed: less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each States. as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the and smiled. posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other Language: English No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had down into the middle of the dinner table. things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more the sight of this and all its noise. stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. first to get up and stretch out her young body. prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If Dr. Gregory B. Newby Foundation his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat will be renamed. "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the indeed suffering enough. for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought III playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even