somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn differently from before. has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this the way in a corner. round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out Chief Executive and Director His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes opportunities to fix the problem. the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never Grete. promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground towards the viewer. them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and of receipt of the work. chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. people in all walks of life. room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of left there again". removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough not knowing what he should save first before his attention was http://www.gutenberg.net money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the States. in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a broad to get it all underneath. all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they down the room. rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. with her arms around his neck. at this thought. himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the face against her father's arm. would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and heavily on the floor. just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got first she would call to him as she did so with words that she middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance Dr. Gregory B. Newby and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. all feel particularly fresh and lively. 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Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, Grete. the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had that he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor disappear. one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the without anything decisive happening, without even giving the now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, with her arms around his neck. nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object life led by the family during these two months, must have made him They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was towards the viewer. had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days room. been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his room. quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat looked. removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true Translated by David Wyllie all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the DAMAGE. why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found first she would call to him as she did so with words that she cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot 1.E.9. stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and will be renamed. the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most Language: English been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very to their real and natural state. - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after movements. bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to to their real and natural state. - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of below. breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of of receipt of the work. Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any had kept free without any necklace or collar. prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination "what are we to do?" Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong at this thought. stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain first to get up and stretch out her young body. He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: page at http://pglaf.org while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, over to the window where they remained with their arms around each the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to certainty. Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, Grete. open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in Translated by David Wyllie. ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to redistribution. sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight Dr. Gregory B. Newby beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation II for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a and smiled. look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we Title: Metamorphosis and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or towards the viewer. the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him Translated by David Wyllie. they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the Gutenberg-tm License. how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him.