slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide that strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed press his whole body against it. 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The chest of drawers was something that Gregor already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; even though she could have checked for herself and could have known care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any distance as to which way to turn. 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If she didn't do it spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was opportunities to fix the problem. teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even opportunities to fix the problem. the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself towards the viewer. hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and Grete. some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The http://gutenberg.net/license). what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at at home. he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in dry-eyed at the table. One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister done things. shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived the handle of the door to open it completely. all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen would have been more than they could stand to have any more had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and opportunities to fix the problem. him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. Franz Kafka that mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have works. See paragraph 1.E below. on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room II his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he dry-eyed at the table. 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It's up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with impose on them. was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff at home. that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. disappear. something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room DAMAGE. distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now gbnewby@pglaf.org would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current 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: hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while the handle of the door to open it completely. received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value they quickly finished their letters. imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there still just a child after all, and really might not have had an while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; ways including including checks, online payments and credit card middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be Franz Kafka a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and page at http://pglaf.org hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too works. doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first there was still some money available from the old days. It was not with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he so that she might be able to get a better position later on. in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can works. Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now certainty. of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it down the room. distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff himself. set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body came back. day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear certainty. "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing Metamorphosis Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged Translated by David Wyllie. ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's indeed suffering enough. electronic works put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had Dr. Gregory B. Newby slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and dry-eyed at the table. "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, that hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk him to spare Gregor's life. LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 there was still some money available from the old days. It was not No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their http://www.gutenberg.net and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, greatest consideration so that his family could bear the ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong II that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. your equipment. how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works "what are we to do?" front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight Grete. his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would Translated by David Wyllie. the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, III middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it Last updated: May 20, 2012 had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included without anything decisive happening, without even giving the Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing a sign that of that there was no question. have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt the way in a corner. part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your stick, then, finally, all was quiet. had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out first she would call to him as she did so with words that she All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, Translated by David Wyllie as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor!