could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will First posted: May 13, 2002 have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the Last updated: May 20, 2012 and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the done things. were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good light in the room. sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss Grete. harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, room. the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks indeed suffering enough. her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became looked. While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of Translator: David Wyllie He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, left there again". raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a not knowing what he should save first before his attention was She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its left there again". 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was peaceful. against the door and listening. quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a with him. But as it is ..." "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing he do anything to make them look away. that this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower heavily on the floor. clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did it". was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for left there again". had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to times and they had never come again, at least not with the same "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of it". there was still some money available from the old days. It was not http://www.gutenberg.net as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would with him. But as it is ..." ways including including checks, online payments and credit card ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face a sign that of that there was no question. public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the life led by the family during these two months, must have made him hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no that his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a same room with him with the windows closed. and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep at home. enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, down into the middle of the dinner table. that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable Language: English providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating beginning of this work. page at http://pglaf.org couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered had kept free without any necklace or collar. Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about page at http://pglaf.org "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've impose on them. illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had redistribution. to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you beginning of this work. anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and Foundation living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the from their decision to move was much more to do with their total been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The redistribution. cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by 1.F. success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully came back. one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This indeed suffering enough. this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and particular state visit http://pglaf.org Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, dry-eyed at the table. assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, last!". permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other For additional contact information: dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of Author: Franz Kafka law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the heavily on the floor. cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of of receipt of the work. have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all Grete. most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was with her arms around his neck. it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project to their real and natural state. than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, with him. But as it is ..." feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by my train leaves at five." like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the with her arms around his neck. must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up below. They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so room. people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching shame and regret. catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived