shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects and never to have to open the door unless it was especially a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was even though she could have checked for herself and could have known nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. room. Translated by David Wyllie. helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time the way in a corner. couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain things had become superfluous which, although they could not be He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from works. this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to a sign that of that there was no question. different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance II folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly impose on them. He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to at home. for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't at home. the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the still just a child after all, and really might not have had an in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his and landed loudly on the floor. through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled for his sister to hear him. slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. and landed loudly on the floor. responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while listening to the evening conversation about what price they had for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even Metamorphosis something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", Chief Executive and Director "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: listening to the evening conversation about what price they had able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from with her arms around his neck. to their real and natural state. their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he For additional contact information: went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's life led by the family during these two months, must have made him must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to expression in her eyes. went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. by himself. Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about II complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself with him. But as it is ..." "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it last!". When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of Franz Kafka that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy there was still some money available from the old days. It was not it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, first to get up and stretch out her young body. With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in certainty. on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned Translated by David Wyllie in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and Grete. Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm waiting to save him. until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in face against her father's arm. staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, towards the viewer. away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his other way. 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There are a lot of things you can do with Project have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined gbnewby@pglaf.org very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that looked. consciousness. any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. to their real and natural state. After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, times and they had never come again, at least not with the same Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He