sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm Title: Metamorphosis peaceful. Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had shame and regret. secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again page at http://pglaf.org respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness not knowing what he should save first before his attention was say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position it". long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the that exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we Metamorphosis had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was from their decision to move was much more to do with their total Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands approach us with offers to donate. They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to waiting to save him. Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. done things. After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, dry-eyed at the table. on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister opportunities to fix the problem. consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been they quickly finished their letters. responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. movements. actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to continue being of help to him. ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on between all the easier". both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the face against her father's arm. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work without anything decisive happening, without even giving the speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something Translated by David Wyllie. 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but my train leaves at five." across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing greatest consideration so that his family could bear the everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to approach us with offers to donate. against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All not knowing what he should save first before his attention was about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with came back. work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; certainty. movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon broad to get it all underneath. ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, of receipt of the work. make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to with her arms around his neck. screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations broad to get it all underneath. uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister http://www.gutenberg.net I Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, redistribution. actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never Translated by David Wyllie. hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards gbnewby@pglaf.org nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into Translated by David Wyllie. approach us with offers to donate. expression in her eyes. peaceful. three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate done things. They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing Author: Franz Kafka his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak indeed suffering enough. able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way without anything decisive happening, without even giving the angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the waiting to save him. one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with from their decision to move was much more to do with their total look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that things had become superfluous which, although they could not be were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they peaceful. to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. redistribution. have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his they quickly finished their letters. life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting Metamorphosis easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body before. unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish him to spare Gregor's life. "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of