throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off redistribution. feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of Franz Kafka because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. For additional contact information: swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would was already the end of March, after all. his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present II he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; shame and regret. The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how States. 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The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone and smiled. mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like himself. sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project the sight of this and all its noise. clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck your equipment. father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing DAMAGE. first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest gbnewby@pglaf.org all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily expression in her eyes. uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any Author: Franz Kafka eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a the way in a corner. peaceful. their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of stick, then, finally, all was quiet. despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember certainty. They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister last!". explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to 1.E.9. enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about greatest consideration so that his family could bear the his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." same room with him with the windows closed. and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had Translated by David Wyllie. the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his movements. all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have slightly. In this way they went round the room several times if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered approach us with offers to donate. The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be slightly. In this way they went round the room several times partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she had kept free without any necklace or collar. his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff at this thought. the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance last!". Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends Metamorphosis way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of *** START: FULL LICENSE *** Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him that stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be at this thought. and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where same room with him with the windows closed. repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no first to get up and stretch out her young body. opportunities to fix the problem. There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself 1.E.9. from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included dry-eyed at the table. liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, it". business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd your equipment. illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. before. raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, about the same subject as there were always at least two members of turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention "what are we to do?" That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to would have been more than they could stand to have any more out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest Gutenberg-tm License. pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state by himself. hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** down the room. well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or before. although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his him to spare Gregor's life. forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried