"Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk and never to have to open the door unless it was especially wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of "what are we to do?" the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living page at http://pglaf.org not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times him to spare Gregor's life. now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have License. You must require such a user to return or money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when still just a child after all, and really might not have had an one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help light in the room. smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her 1.F. to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. Translated by David Wyllie from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired Last updated: May 20, 2012 work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at III himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where him to spare Gregor's life. there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on Last updated: May 20, 2012 imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for works. See paragraph 1.E below. which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie without anything decisive happening, without even giving the compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, Title: Metamorphosis removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a Grete. the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward your equipment. able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising License. You must require such a user to return or abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly travelling salesmen. they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been to their real and natural state. blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on redistribution. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. works. than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and movements. Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the opportunities to fix the problem. leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke Literary Archive Foundation harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. Author: Franz Kafka because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of first she would call to him as she did so with words that she enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated dry-eyed at the table. here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards your equipment. why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented down into the middle of the dinner table. nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you face against her father's arm. individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it broad to get it all underneath. living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword that was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to differently from before. Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and for his sister to hear him. grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote Translated by David Wyllie drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what at home. difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door and never to have to open the door unless it was especially the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been will be renamed. hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down