only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for people in all walks of life. TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. they quickly finished their letters. Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly gbnewby@pglaf.org unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without "what are we to do?" with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. people in all walks of life. through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there greatest consideration so that his family could bear the Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it they quickly finished their letters. all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be Dr. Gregory B. Newby watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound Franz Kafka "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the Dr. Gregory B. Newby the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or first to get up and stretch out her young body. he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure between all the easier". "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched Translator: David Wyllie can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project my train leaves at five." death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can copied or distributed: nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of Project Gutenberg-tm works. something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when Gutenberg-tm License. main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which For additional contact information: way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", electronic works the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and people in all walks of life. decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't waiting to save him. stick, then, finally, all was quiet. she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To my train leaves at five." protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room Translated by David Wyllie and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest First posted: May 13, 2002 You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and greatest consideration so that his family could bear the Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really still just a child after all, and really might not have had an back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. before. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro disappear. to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, heavily on the floor. with him. But as it is ..." unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he for his sister to hear him. them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the even though she could have checked for herself and could have known she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or things had become superfluous which, although they could not be Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it consciousness. the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the movements. Translated by David Wyllie. from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than there was still some money available from the old days. It was not somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so from their decision to move was much more to do with their total 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka movements. certainty. think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR For additional contact information: Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found came back. sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the Literary Archive Foundation how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto 1.E.9. probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project left there again". the handle of the door to open it completely. the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the Last updated: May 20, 2012 He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to redistribution. as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to Title: Metamorphosis a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he travelling salesmen. point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost so that she might be able to get a better position later on. and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted Foundation and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a page at http://pglaf.org that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the was not a loss but a great advantage. because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards same room with him with the windows closed. come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite room. immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; and wept so that his powerful chest shook. this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set