stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table Franz Kafka That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final even though she could have checked for herself and could have known throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you Translated by David Wyllie they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** below. hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, III about the same subject as there were always at least two members of one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and page at http://pglaf.org infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each peaceful. wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had and smiled. on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she continue being of help to him. License. You must require such a user to return or have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as was not a loss but a great advantage. they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with the way in a corner. "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into before. attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in down into the middle of the dinner table. posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old people in all walks of life. 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still first she would call to him as she did so with words that she him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving light in the room. wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any approach us with offers to donate. sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some life led by the family during these two months, must have made him definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email down into the middle of the dinner table. filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very Translated by David Wyllie. shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been a sign that of that there was no question. This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He Franz Kafka business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the States. himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would First posted: May 13, 2002 approach us with offers to donate. completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm copied or distributed: abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the same room with him with the windows closed. his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had came back. listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way had kept free without any necklace or collar. sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out room being carefully shut had woken him. 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On hearing all this, his sister would break Last updated: May 20, 2012 used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous looked. Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried had kept free without any necklace or collar. lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed use, and placed it beside them. 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Only when the nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to http://gutenberg.net/license). clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the opportunities to fix the problem. the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, been lit in the living room. 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"Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's and briefly nodded to him several times. 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Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender expression in her eyes. understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence Section 1. 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With his head and legs pulled in against him and the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of opportunities to fix the problem. been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it Franz Kafka in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his