travelling salesmen. strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be peaceful. *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the movements. Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - slightly. In this way they went round the room several times thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the the sight of this and all its noise. helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with towards the viewer. and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the before. (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in Franz Kafka catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than electronic works as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked him to spare Gregor's life. Translated by David Wyllie. above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere he do anything to make them look away. "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like Grete. practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is light in the room. Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back 1.F. Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in peaceful. that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about by himself. in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared peaceful. the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be Franz Kafka probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, looked. not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had License. You must require such a user to return or for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed certainty. and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise just to move about the home, every other day would be spent SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight last!". clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to Translated by David Wyllie. behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. himself. "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, and never to have to open the door unless it was especially trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend a sign that of that there was no question. strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did First posted: May 13, 2002 coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check electronic works out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked Project Gutenberg-tm works. distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the Literary Archive Foundation overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was particular state visit http://pglaf.org business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. redistribution. of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender first she would call to him as she did so with words that she family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no travelling salesmen. He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did the handle of the door to open it completely. distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, disappear. down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to impose on them. the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, left there again". would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination over to the window where they remained with their arms around each table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in beginning of this work. how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what Franz Kafka trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father listening to the evening conversation about what price they had distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their will be renamed. him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked the handle of the door to open it completely. 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the Translator: David Wyllie 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this even though she could have checked for herself and could have known 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had he do anything to make them look away. naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like with her arms around his neck. for his sister to hear him. early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa about the same subject as there were always at least two members of use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they your equipment. soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the not knowing what he should save first before his attention was http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on Translated by David Wyllie. it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of peaceful. they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE about the same subject as there were always at least two members of in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman was already the end of March, after all. quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of