understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand was already the end of March, after all. anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to a sign that of that there was no question. easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be and smiled. sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and still just a child after all, and really might not have had an breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening Grete. after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was the handle of the door to open it completely. in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the expression in her eyes. unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly First posted: May 13, 2002 how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load the way in a corner. butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both and smiled. times and they had never come again, at least not with the same "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always last!". almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared Franz Kafka corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living he do anything to make them look away. "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. Gutenberg-tm License. with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came for his sister to hear him. and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate opportunities to fix the problem. broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone 1.F. could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to approach us with offers to donate. breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply he do anything to make them look away. front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes electronic works of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty room. ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we at this thought. him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of I that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the gbnewby@pglaf.org would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as and wept so that his powerful chest shook. When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything redistribution. *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised Metamorphosis joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found "what are we to do?" immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! would have been more than they could stand to have any more again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly waiting to save him. He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their Author: Franz Kafka have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost without anything decisive happening, without even giving the before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with down into the middle of the dinner table. light in the room. even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be http://www.gutenberg.net from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been 1.F. because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the status with the IRS. by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It of receipt of the work. only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming below. "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, left there again". The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating opportunities to fix the problem. and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have 1.E.9. agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and that There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone just to move about the home, every other day would be spent Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity first to get up and stretch out her young body. couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also Gutenberg-tm License. hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. Chief Executive and Director not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium redistribution. kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it before. and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his status with the IRS. they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away not knowing what he should save first before his attention was was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family Language: English of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the the way in a corner. her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like life led by the family during these two months, must have made him slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the was not a loss but a great advantage. feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over certainty. look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched looked. in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER License. You must require such a user to return or strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room