effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still at home. unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in my train leaves at five." little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had down the room. not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we so that she might be able to get a better position later on. do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned down into the middle of the dinner table. money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification still just a child after all, and really might not have had an grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at ways including including checks, online payments and credit card a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE word and left the premises. 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She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the works. See paragraph 1.E below. there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still electronic works Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. done things. coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the was not a loss but a great advantage. still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed stick, then, finally, all was quiet. wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he Foundation slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest peaceful. the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't II the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise Language: English sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the stick, then, finally, all was quiet. imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could Gutenberg-tm License. his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of travelling salesmen. seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down face against her father's arm. he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he it". Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his they quickly finished their letters. after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite from their decision to move was much more to do with their total could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. left there again". there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by impose on them. stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium and landed loudly on the floor. straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, Translated by David Wyllie. said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you 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 SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, continue being of help to him. that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place had kept free without any necklace or collar. furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still below. himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the status with the IRS. my train leaves at five." "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. consciousness. with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set between all the easier". this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the and landed loudly on the floor. driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and consciousness. 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I Translated by David Wyllie way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." dry-eyed at the table. kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did opportunities to fix the problem. the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included States. of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; he do anything to make them look away. She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. at this thought. ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his the sight of this and all its noise. Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. particular state visit http://pglaf.org movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing there was still some money available from the old days. It was not feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without expression in her eyes. then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his before. calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, *** START: FULL LICENSE *** my train leaves at five." and landed loudly on the floor. condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of I Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder