trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent redistribution. "what are we to do?" back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. Author: Franz Kafka When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the "what are we to do?" happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, expression in her eyes. somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me ways including including checks, online payments and credit card that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, Grete. going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their was already the end of March, after all. looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no Translator: David Wyllie to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and works. a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite below. you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from copied or distributed: alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his impose on them. Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough first to get up and stretch out her young body. life led by the family during these two months, must have made him Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at people in all walks of life. uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. first to get up and stretch out her young body. sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. travelling salesmen. fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even of receipt of the work. hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe Metamorphosis and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm shame and regret. clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At and landed loudly on the floor. present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current himself. his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out DAMAGE. her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the continue being of help to him. time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he he do anything to make them look away. she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, would have been more than they could stand to have any more times and they had never come again, at least not with the same He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his Dr. Gregory B. Newby "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related differently from before. 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His father was healthy but old, fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good For additional contact information: eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again Translated by David Wyllie should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy same room with him with the windows closed. redistribution. have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort II abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; First posted: May 13, 2002 she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. the handle of the door to open it completely. promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would http://www.gutenberg.net called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back broad to get it all underneath. before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have down the room. works. See paragraph 1.E below. give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The just to move about the home, every other day would be spent naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. redistribution. chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of before. his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. indeed suffering enough. out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever disappear. efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no Literary Archive Foundation three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand *** START: FULL LICENSE *** dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had the way in a corner. public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went last!". You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined before. and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on