One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works Franz Kafka This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on Metamorphosis almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the status with the IRS. continue being of help to him. there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then Dr. Gregory B. Newby No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether Literary Archive Foundation they quickly finished their letters. unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact subject to the trademark license, especially commercial into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the about the same subject as there were always at least two members of hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied Translated by David Wyllie her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email First posted: May 13, 2002 to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough would have been more than they could stand to have any more had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can him to spare Gregor's life. bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in Last updated: May 20, 2012 him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that and wept so that his powerful chest shook. from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their from their decision to move was much more to do with their total takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented things had become superfluous which, although they could not be through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been with him. But as it is ..." accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any to their real and natural state. Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by 1.F. different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on shame and regret. performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his status with the IRS. something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but DAMAGE. posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official your equipment. stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of http://gutenberg.net/license). It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted First posted: May 13, 2002 convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to room. of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose gbnewby@pglaf.org 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the differently from before. and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was that the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still to their real and natural state. and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might Translated by David Wyllie. playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, status with the IRS. himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but just to move about the home, every other day would be spent was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was movements. changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and with her arms around his neck. boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the consciousness. including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The Translator: David Wyllie there was still some money available from the old days. It was not the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if there was still some money available from the old days. It was not stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of works. See paragraph 1.E below. Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't towards the viewer. her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that shame and regret. incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his gbnewby@pglaf.org ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it just to move about the home, every other day would be spent give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing times and they had never come again, at least not with the same future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room shame and regret. them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium without anything decisive happening, without even giving the what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United stick, then, finally, all was quiet. bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when and smiled. use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, License. You must require such a user to return or kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple