then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and against the door and listening. eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the Metamorphosis with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", http://www.gutenberg.net speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite there was still some money available from the old days. It was not stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been gbnewby@pglaf.org sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were I the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her Project Gutenberg-tm works. train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry he do anything to make them look away. impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if even though she could have checked for herself and could have known but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to redistribution. has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to that the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm not knowing what he should save first before his attention was had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects First posted: May 13, 2002 flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any by himself. "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut first she would call to him as she did so with words that she able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. broad to get it all underneath. Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, continue being of help to him. line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped States. it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and my train leaves at five." life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we differently from before. possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up had kept free without any necklace or collar. receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the darkness. 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This he managed the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at and never to have to open the door unless it was especially So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an opportunities to fix the problem. door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain the handle of the door to open it completely. And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the first she would call to him as she did so with words that she copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest Author: Franz Kafka wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the from their decision to move was much more to do with their total instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made and wept so that his powerful chest shook. on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the below. make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever stick, then, finally, all was quiet. achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when 1.F. the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was status with the IRS. door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the consciousness. impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's expression in her eyes. present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how without anything decisive happening, without even giving the the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and opportunities to fix the problem. left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him your equipment. unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on License. You must require such a user to return or that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the last!". listening to the evening conversation about what price they had that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was just to move about the home, every other day would be spent success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him *** START: FULL LICENSE *** during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware differently from before. TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, status with the IRS. home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version they quickly finished their letters. with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and