transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it Title: Metamorphosis eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the looked. nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and with her arms around his neck. out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally shame and regret. the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple so that she might be able to get a better position later on. make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated Language: English 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the of receipt of the work. or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. to their real and natural state. destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal shame and regret. He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, gbnewby@pglaf.org emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. first to get up and stretch out her young body. http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his to their real and natural state. nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into slightly. In this way they went round the room several times her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the it". distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly still just a child after all, and really might not have had an access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which things had become superfluous which, although they could not be after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was the way in a corner. sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous towards the viewer. although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do impose on them. Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a slightly. In this way they went round the room several times lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed approach us with offers to donate. understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like last!". 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the down the room. insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard "what are we to do?" thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were States. her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing beginning of this work. straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile consciousness. The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still down the room. before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across Franz Kafka dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair "what are we to do?" unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his a sign that of that there was no question. If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or times and they had never come again, at least not with the same accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd heavily on the floor. Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the electronic works insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. room. more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; times and they had never come again, at least not with the same continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if http://www.gutenberg.net copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or works. See paragraph 1.E below. become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. Translated by David Wyllie. as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any he do anything to make them look away. difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that First posted: May 13, 2002 playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had at home. stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the States. look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no and wept so that his powerful chest shook. up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being himself. round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply Franz Kafka if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could Foundation been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method