could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his Translated by David Wyllie. had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness without anything decisive happening, without even giving the sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long things had become superfluous which, although they could not be of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to 1.F. only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from First posted: May 13, 2002 hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's down the room. that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's ways including including checks, online payments and credit card if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that himself. or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come himself. collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, indeed suffering enough. had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He slightly. In this way they went round the room several times INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project had kept free without any necklace or collar. ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his would have been more than they could stand to have any more And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: between all the easier". idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a redistribution. 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple subject to the trademark license, especially commercial way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, opportunities to fix the problem. oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. copied or distributed: made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort travelling salesmen. Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff disappear. moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too below. easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if Author: Franz Kafka If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and Metamorphosis He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down heavily on the floor. anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present came back. room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they at home. disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in just to move about the home, every other day would be spent there was still some money available from the old days. It was not pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded indeed suffering enough. suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load electronic works opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of Author: Franz Kafka and wept so that his powerful chest shook. looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen was not a loss but a great advantage. hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding from their decision to move was much more to do with their total becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes just to move about the home, every other day would be spent easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the about the same subject as there were always at least two members of situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place of receipt of the work. because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away at this thought. everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. at home. eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the Chief Executive and Director situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so works. better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg For additional contact information: said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found without anything decisive happening, without even giving the of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep from their decision to move was much more to do with their total his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before page at http://pglaf.org somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being status with the IRS. research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware down into the middle of the dinner table. for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't him to spare Gregor's life. Translated by David Wyllie 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, at home. turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. shame and regret. again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor