He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and over to the window where they remained with their arms around each fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even so that she might be able to get a better position later on. understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning Translated by David Wyllie. her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. For additional contact information: spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three just to move about the home, every other day would be spent superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would there was still some money available from the old days. It was not parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could before. clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was between all the easier". that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely subject to the trademark license, especially commercial subject to the trademark license, especially commercial each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any Translated by David Wyllie. considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him Franz Kafka heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had a sign that of that there was no question. remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether page at http://pglaf.org see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to from their decision to move was much more to do with their total thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the disappear. Language: English "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" against the door and listening. creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go Metamorphosis beginning of this work. looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if things had become superfluous which, although they could not be And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. peaceful. before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At indeed suffering enough. foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his same room with him with the windows closed. first to get up and stretch out her young body. train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up down into the middle of the dinner table. calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of Translator: David Wyllie instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she your equipment. have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, gbnewby@pglaf.org as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after and wept so that his powerful chest shook. broad to get it all underneath. think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm Translated by David Wyllie. his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk expression in her eyes. grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head *** START: FULL LICENSE *** eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days will be renamed. remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, status with the IRS. seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the they quickly finished their letters. this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest Franz Kafka moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand copied or distributed: 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to the sight of this and all its noise. if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon the sight of this and all its noise. how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the peaceful. driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was