Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; with her arms around his neck. occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they Author: Franz Kafka 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he first to get up and stretch out her young body. see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He of receipt of the work. dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had below. she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, first she would call to him as she did so with words that she wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. expression in her eyes. himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to indeed suffering enough. Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really differently from before. always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go http://gutenberg.net/license). pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or still just a child after all, and really might not have had an distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily http://gutenberg.net/license). would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly looked. about the same subject as there were always at least two members of smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the done things. And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and and smiled. seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just room. His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other there was still some money available from the old days. It was not our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing http://gutenberg.net/license). still just a child after all, and really might not have had an on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He at this thought. on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, Translator: David Wyllie less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" and wept so that his powerful chest shook. structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his times and they had never come again, at least not with the same possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. Title: Metamorphosis as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. Literary Archive Foundation still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside shame and regret. it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent "what are we to do?" with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime first she would call to him as she did so with words that she father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and was already the end of March, after all. all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found gbnewby@pglaf.org before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the with her arms around his neck. "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have http://www.gutenberg.net else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they opportunities to fix the problem. unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she travelling salesmen. possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible II find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his *** START: FULL LICENSE *** harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times down into the middle of the dinner table. lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his shame and regret. the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how http://gutenberg.net/license). lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, Grete. works. request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate Last updated: May 20, 2012 respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a works. around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without and smiled. electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. the sight of this and all its noise. she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free and landed loudly on the floor. rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than expression in her eyes. redistribution. from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his certainty. this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the Translator: David Wyllie able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, redistribution. "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to http://gutenberg.net/license). peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest Project Gutenberg-tm works. fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down against the door and listening. of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day