their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles First posted: May 13, 2002 in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried slightly. In this way they went round the room several times even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's Grete. knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. about the same subject as there were always at least two members of that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up Last updated: May 20, 2012 Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: at this thought. of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to *** START: FULL LICENSE *** than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all about the same subject as there were always at least two members of things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it shame and regret. ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his against the door and listening. without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player Translated by David Wyllie thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing I (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright electronic works re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open expression in her eyes. listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. towards the viewer. we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest still just a child after all, and really might not have had an International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to Translator: David Wyllie representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with shame and regret. freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was disappear. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be light in the room. before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no subject to the trademark license, especially commercial Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact travelling salesmen. towards the viewer. as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went with her arms around his neck. thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. even though she could have checked for herself and could have known her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that Grete. probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free from their decision to move was much more to do with their total very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would before. coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to first to get up and stretch out her young body. just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the redistribution. before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any down the room. have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He Literary Archive Foundation immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll indeed suffering enough. "what are we to do?" his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him approach us with offers to donate. across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight listening to the evening conversation about what price they had him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth it". crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised first she would call to him as she did so with words that she in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" DAMAGE. She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they so that she might be able to get a better position later on. Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing Translated by David Wyllie not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state for his sister to hear him. couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. without anything decisive happening, without even giving the other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. of receipt of the work. transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or between all the easier". without anything decisive happening, without even giving the "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed against the door and listening. the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was License. You must require such a user to return or Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping without anything decisive happening, without even giving the no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the redistribution. wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and approach us with offers to donate. himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of so that she might be able to get a better position later on. "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had I my train leaves at five." vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up Author: Franz Kafka business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned Chief Executive and Director out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while life led by the family during these two months, must have made him hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a Gutenberg-tm License. for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was life led by the family during these two months, must have made him Author: Franz Kafka law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is works. they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped times and they had never come again, at least not with the same can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and License. You must require such a user to return or and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she greatest consideration so that his family could bear the see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. my train leaves at five." it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour