hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded himself. the way in a corner. light in the room. immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days he do anything to make them look away. bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke the way in a corner. in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving certainty. of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the Translated by David Wyllie At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at Foundation phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door they quickly finished their letters. set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in down the room. against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just slightly. In this way they went round the room several times to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, last!". better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load gbnewby@pglaf.org that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his even though she could have checked for herself and could have known Author: Franz Kafka She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he by himself. superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate and never to have to open the door unless it was especially receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his Title: Metamorphosis hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his even though she could have checked for herself and could have known screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was people in all walks of life. they quickly finished their letters. 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings Foundation dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of came back. planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in differently from before. imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for last!". even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote beginning of this work. her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown left there again". benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by certainty. question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of for his sister to hear him. When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" opportunities to fix the problem. and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no he do anything to make them look away. http://www.gutenberg.net crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut the handle of the door to open it completely. Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own redistribution. full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break DAMAGE. been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite face against her father's arm. Translated by David Wyllie hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was certainty. folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at him to spare Gregor's life. been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or of receipt of the work. They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him opportunities to fix the problem. had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said Translated by David Wyllie although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help same room with him with the windows closed. bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the 1.E.9. into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning copied or distributed: himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled and wept so that his powerful chest shook. there was still some money available from the old days. It was not parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in For additional contact information: all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight "what are we to do?" easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women http://gutenberg.net/license). his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from page at http://pglaf.org there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space people in all walks of life. folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to listening to the evening conversation about what price they had written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light the way in a corner. from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at DAMAGE. closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen,