them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide the handle of the door to open it completely. might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came towards the viewer. put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the II state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different I eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she over to the window where they remained with their arms around each become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without was not a loss but a great advantage. Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned down the room. possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware and wept so that his powerful chest shook. work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player Author: Franz Kafka continue being of help to him. sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and License. You must require such a user to return or meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower Literary Archive Foundation possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at stick, then, finally, all was quiet. strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if Grete. LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. first to get up and stretch out her young body. this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that it". kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, life led by the family during these two months, must have made him bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag last!". burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers Author: Franz Kafka the sight of this and all its noise. of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more not knowing what he should save first before his attention was find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight without anything decisive happening, without even giving the achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit down the room. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you without anything decisive happening, without even giving the office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out things had become superfluous which, although they could not be adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know himself. how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door 1.E.9. repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to slightly. In this way they went round the room several times hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his below. screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern Chief Executive and Director couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to works. See paragraph 1.E below. "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for the way in a corner. bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie License. You must require such a user to return or a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the beginning of this work. Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep expression in her eyes. little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself II But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With at this thought. His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, last!". and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand Project Gutenberg-tm works. his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps over to the window where they remained with their arms around each state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you done things. II fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to electronic works that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you and never to have to open the door unless it was especially that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if DAMAGE. things had become superfluous which, although they could not be inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again DAMAGE. father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and Gutenberg-tm License. it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that impose on them. a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then same room with him with the windows closed. an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the I his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the light in the room. playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints,