kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving without anything decisive happening, without even giving the to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. copied or distributed: saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread greatest consideration so that his family could bear the without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the approach us with offers to donate. somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had that He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their heavily on the floor. that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to shame and regret. crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. 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You must require such a user to return or own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing last!". away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his the way in a corner. against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he indeed suffering enough. infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was stick, then, finally, all was quiet. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or ways including including checks, online payments and credit card a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he Literary Archive Foundation samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to slightly. In this way they went round the room several times key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, peaceful. without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ for his sister to hear him. door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related and smiled. although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she looked. hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was people in all walks of life. Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. 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The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all disappear. Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to indeed suffering enough. all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the consciousness. make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka Translator: David Wyllie whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand things had become superfluous which, although they could not be receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, that This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with came back. parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole for his sister to hear him. possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still at home. a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. Translated by David Wyllie. and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered copied or distributed: times and they had never come again, at least not with the same last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not the sight of this and all its noise. set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: Last updated: May 20, 2012 three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - beginning of this work. Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit at home. importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air 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 done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his times and they had never come again, at least not with the same donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic of receipt of the work. as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally 1.E.9. ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of http://www.gutenberg.net her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his Foundation things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was and never to have to open the door unless it was especially protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the 1.F. money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest for his sister to hear him. infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and works. See paragraph 1.E below. opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, works. become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive was already the end of March, after all. Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright the way in a corner. rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his times and they had never come again, at least not with the same while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been waiting to save him. unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention before. harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women works. he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no life led by the family during these two months, must have made him for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. DAMAGE. and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon times and they had never come again, at least not with the same of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did he do anything to make them look away. But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully Chief Executive and Director It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself Last updated: May 20, 2012 breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and http://www.gutenberg.net would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that