enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become Translated by David Wyllie the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide he do anything to make them look away. look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated Franz Kafka a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest they quickly finished their letters. down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. redistribution. He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments he do anything to make them look away. as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the my train leaves at five." everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's heavily on the floor. at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with and wept so that his powerful chest shook. opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of shame and regret. parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which that Literary Archive Foundation "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the stick, then, finally, all was quiet. politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But Foundation an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him Translated by David Wyllie. complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall at home. to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. light in the room. practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say For additional contact information: 1.E.9. money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his was not a loss but a great advantage. there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone of receipt of the work. expression in her eyes. grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into done things. terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance against the door and listening. hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that by himself. suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to things had become superfluous which, although they could not be copied or distributed: with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but Chief Executive and Director after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm just to move about the home, every other day would be spent ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt differently from before. line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still movements. idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor first to get up and stretch out her young body. 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The fee is III screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He gbnewby@pglaf.org the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone opportunities to fix the problem. especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael the way in a corner. she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed Metamorphosis his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was indeed suffering enough. Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project disappear. Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly broad to get it all underneath. Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any long pauses between each, individual word. 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She still out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** II is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that II lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and heavily on the floor. thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into consciousness. door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so first to get up and stretch out her young body. thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out ways including including checks, online payments and credit card open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could first to get up and stretch out her young body. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the III I harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw impose on them. as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood there was still some money available from the old days. It was not definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following done things. slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. people in all walks of life. about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in approach us with offers to donate. room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. would have been more than they could stand to have any more come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk Translated by David Wyllie. went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, certainty. glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too works. See paragraph 1.E below. lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short indeed suffering enough. hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it heavily on the floor. the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, http://www.gutenberg.net immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand my train leaves at five." three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him heavily on the floor. up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project a sign that of that there was no question. dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate