spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door and wept so that his powerful chest shook. from their decision to move was much more to do with their total very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he first to get up and stretch out her young body. but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even DAMAGE. Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. down the room. in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and below. morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up a sign that of that there was no question. sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on with her arms around his neck. and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered about the same subject as there were always at least two members of in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would 1.F. concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" 1.F. of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight Language: English "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably and never to have to open the door unless it was especially again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could Franz Kafka copied or distributed: his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, over to the window where they remained with their arms around each himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his I other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more and smiled. threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had works. See paragraph 1.E below. breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the status with the IRS. just to move about the home, every other day would be spent for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned broad to get it all underneath. first to get up and stretch out her young body. or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, room. cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little left there again". and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for impose on them. would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and Franz Kafka unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: first she would call to him as she did so with words that she sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. your equipment. this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body about the same subject as there were always at least two members of Last updated: May 20, 2012 "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the listening to the evening conversation about what price they had the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to For additional contact information: were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of was not a loss but a great advantage. send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance and landed loudly on the floor. he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of of receipt of the work. the way in a corner. No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Metamorphosis Translated by David Wyllie. which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough things had become superfluous which, although they could not be speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the for his sister to hear him. with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution 1.F. side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible continue being of help to him. stick, then, finally, all was quiet. such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was redistribution. been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what was already the end of March, after all. understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had with her arms around his neck. look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room left there again". that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was first to get up and stretch out her young body. arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back approach us with offers to donate. might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour Translator: David Wyllie around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and Title: Metamorphosis worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the opportunities to fix the problem. work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother certainty. 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn against the door and listening. was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen