they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God subject to the trademark license, especially commercial favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his ways including including checks, online payments and credit card their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was was already the end of March, after all. he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had by himself. They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly with her arms around his neck. the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, life led by the family during these two months, must have made him changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. electronic works herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; even though she could have checked for herself and could have known the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let 1.E.9. to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was dry-eyed at the table. wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. that about the same subject as there were always at least two members of because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet before. life led by the family during these two months, must have made him following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his "what are we to do?" electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite travelling salesmen. clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. peaceful. milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had was already the end of March, after all. would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, to their real and natural state. this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to room. (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make face against her father's arm. whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already Translator: David Wyllie terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing about the same subject as there were always at least two members of and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found travelling salesmen. noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On redistribution. recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his down the room. chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. For additional contact information: His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and peaceful. superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched works. and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived was already the end of March, after all. if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if face against her father's arm. Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back works. could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There below. himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the Grete. trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we the handle of the door to open it completely. that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about my train leaves at five." the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a Translated by David Wyllie. couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded Chief Executive and Director your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite would have been more than they could stand to have any more entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three the handle of the door to open it completely. Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or a sign that of that there was no question. kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily impose on them. and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would impose on them. their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came particular state visit http://pglaf.org kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the things had become superfluous which, although they could not be room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact he do anything to make them look away. hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had at home. himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up certainty. I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk differently from before. to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming without anything decisive happening, without even giving the that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than First posted: May 13, 2002 improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her light in the room. drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head would have been more than they could stand to have any more strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was looked. coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women DAMAGE. find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed and smiled. His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official had kept free without any necklace or collar. was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination