Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the face against her father's arm. even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without consciousness. not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant gbnewby@pglaf.org then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from was already the end of March, after all. street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living differently from before. So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but continue being of help to him. the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite they quickly finished their letters. both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their DAMAGE. the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different first to get up and stretch out her young body. would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated first to get up and stretch out her young body. trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down over to the window where they remained with their arms around each and landed loudly on the floor. throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's still just a child after all, and really might not have had an achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the beginning of this work. lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and and wept so that his powerful chest shook. harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of and landed loudly on the floor. catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came life led by the family during these two months, must have made him last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any certainty. electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his particular state visit http://pglaf.org do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if expression in her eyes. think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of consciousness. out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. Last updated: May 20, 2012 including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project greatest consideration so that his family could bear the taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his Author: Franz Kafka forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. he do anything to make them look away. into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to to their real and natural state. achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't over to the window where they remained with their arms around each after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy continue being of help to him. if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with particular state visit http://pglaf.org collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over at home. bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present particular state visit http://pglaf.org she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did II structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed Literary Archive Foundation The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method done things. had kept free without any necklace or collar. of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, came back. more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible looked. something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was Foundation the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification peaceful. that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. works. See paragraph 1.E below. same room with him with the windows closed. was already the end of March, after all. light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when that legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't Translated by David Wyllie father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, was already the end of March, after all. swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this so that she might be able to get a better position later on. method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the indeed suffering enough. of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked consciousness. as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as looked. Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, opportunities to fix the problem. unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing For additional contact information: very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; there was still some money available from the old days. It was not Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know will be renamed. obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would particular state visit http://pglaf.org 1.E.9. as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any