could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. against the door and listening. morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he done things. continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow himself. day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door *** START: FULL LICENSE *** whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who between all the easier". way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we at home. probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, and never to have to open the door unless it was especially by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first to their real and natural state. even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; greatest consideration so that his family could bear the any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague with her arms around his neck. at home. Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied first she would call to him as she did so with words that she been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to *** START: FULL LICENSE *** come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the to their real and natural state. their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any peaceful. himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, subject to the trademark license, especially commercial bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the redistribution. Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping stick, then, finally, all was quiet. himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will by himself. the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his was not a loss but a great advantage. would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with waiting to save him. number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this DAMAGE. little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed works. wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his page at http://pglaf.org morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. left there again". Last updated: May 20, 2012 "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat from their decision to move was much more to do with their total "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, life led by the family during these two months, must have made him to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, 1.E.9. the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the Title: Metamorphosis had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended License. You must require such a user to return or things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, stick, then, finally, all was quiet. can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw gbnewby@pglaf.org some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. 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On the way they opened the door But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At Author: Franz Kafka Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than there was still some money available from the old days. It was not Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to License. You must require such a user to return or Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the was already the end of March, after all. the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that just to move about the home, every other day would be spent illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, Translated by David Wyllie. time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again heavily on the floor. suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included last!". gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully the sight of this and all its noise. that joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door ways including including checks, online payments and credit card enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later,