no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had II he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating down the room. door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had Last updated: May 20, 2012 the sight of this and all its noise. Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, came back. his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room down the room. should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the Gregor? 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He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, Author: Franz Kafka lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost continue being of help to him. himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving the way in a corner. freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and gbnewby@pglaf.org easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. towards the viewer. and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, expression in her eyes. controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any electronic works immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood broad to get it all underneath. he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good For additional contact information: without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. the sight of this and all its noise. Foundation form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends I went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived shame and regret. clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the Gutenberg-tm License. prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and DAMAGE. Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to Project Gutenberg-tm works. did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of listening to the evening conversation about what price they had earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did things had become superfluous which, although they could not be almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could people in all walks of life. to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the life led by the family during these two months, must have made him Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing Title: Metamorphosis do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword beginning of this work. freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go works. See paragraph 1.E below. his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, travelling salesmen. rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister it". about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other face against her father's arm. him to spare Gregor's life. through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project dry-eyed at the table. throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another against the door and listening. movements. Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It and wept so that his powerful chest shook. onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United particular state visit http://pglaf.org his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary face against her father's arm. heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that even though she could have checked for herself and could have known he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, III ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping so that she might be able to get a better position later on. him to spare Gregor's life. saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief License. You must require such a user to return or looked. unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had subject to the trademark license, especially commercial Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the indeed suffering enough. request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father heavily on the floor. without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to I situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be Translated by David Wyllie imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it works. backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, waiting to save him. the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room differently from before. the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not looked. Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did DAMAGE. lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in Foundation of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's first she would call to him as she did so with words that she his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works