they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative Foundation last!". down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly disappear. been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The 1.F. to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we even though she could have checked for herself and could have known up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's Author: Franz Kafka or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether certainty. time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and he do anything to make them look away. he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as "what are we to do?" other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest Translated by David Wyllie. But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept Grete. the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able consciousness. stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight looked. sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an Literary Archive Foundation stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they of receipt of the work. connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how works. See paragraph 1.E below. father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck last!". coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that approach us with offers to donate. your equipment. access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was 1.E.9. The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and my train leaves at five." possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I certainty. naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at even though she could have checked for herself and could have known At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make before. doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers against the door and listening. just to move about the home, every other day would be spent stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time for his sister to hear him. of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat 1.F. came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, Dr. Gregory B. Newby would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound copied or distributed: with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With Gutenberg-tm License. had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he the way in a corner. knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the works. this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her himself. looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever a sign that of that there was no question. to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer he do anything to make them look away. waiting to save him. Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where would have been more than they could stand to have any more The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit at this thought. room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, disappear. door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty first she would call to him as she did so with words that she samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and with him. But as it is ..." her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new approach us with offers to donate. one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a gbnewby@pglaf.org everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his was already the end of March, after all. unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it differently from before. find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had