http://www.gutenberg.net him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, Chief Executive and Director courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand the handle of the door to open it completely. made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" times and they had never come again, at least not with the same of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her opportunities to fix the problem. precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work the way in a corner. would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door will be renamed. himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to consciousness. down into the middle of the dinner table. screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. came back. redistribution. consciousness. room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who the way in a corner. back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be II an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but face against her father's arm. that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the For additional contact information: the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a Translated by David Wyllie. He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance 1.E.9. TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their *** START: FULL LICENSE *** were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." the sight of this and all its noise. hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front would have been more than they could stand to have any more street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already room. success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. they quickly finished their letters. from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by indeed suffering enough. little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then was not a loss but a great advantage. movements. broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used *** START: FULL LICENSE *** filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to about the same subject as there were always at least two members of his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email life led by the family during these two months, must have made him unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's your equipment. from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room just to move about the home, every other day would be spent some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps Literary Archive Foundation confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make License. You must require such a user to return or careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" States. probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible for his sister to hear him. quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples stick, then, finally, all was quiet. floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even First posted: May 13, 2002 day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, they quickly finished their letters. better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister of receipt of the work. of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There gbnewby@pglaf.org then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, Franz Kafka milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear 1.E.9. trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as II "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a without anything decisive happening, without even giving the household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother last!". Grete. think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a and landed loudly on the floor. doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his Metamorphosis there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide works. morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest States. They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear Chief Executive and Director present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at for his sister to hear him. this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly