for his sister to hear him. "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to differently from before. him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we the way in a corner. obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether Translated by David Wyllie. while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost done things. such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of down the room. first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with I "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the had kept free without any necklace or collar. slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" not knowing what he should save first before his attention was even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff electronic works him to spare Gregor's life. *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable first to get up and stretch out her young body. that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime disappear. a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be broad to get it all underneath. instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and broad to get it all underneath. who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise States. bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples and never to have to open the door unless it was especially from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm works. See paragraph 1.E below. to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if page at http://pglaf.org from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a http://www.gutenberg.net a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project last!". helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact III like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but at this thought. special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. the handle of the door to open it completely. her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the consciousness. through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - your equipment. Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When 1.F. If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or consciousness. she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished room. straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he they quickly finished their letters. License. You must require such a user to return or was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project ways including including checks, online payments and credit card was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project Franz Kafka down into the middle of the dinner table. One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the listening to the evening conversation about what price they had Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was left there again". trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke slightly. In this way they went round the room several times choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, Foundation and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, stick, then, finally, all was quiet. again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related status with the IRS. went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the subject to the trademark license, especially commercial front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. particular state visit http://pglaf.org office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the over to the window where they remained with their arms around each smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon the sight of this and all its noise. business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide greatest consideration so that his family could bear the getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. First posted: May 13, 2002 But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to last!". last!". "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with done things. frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." *** START: FULL LICENSE *** enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation License. You must require such a user to return or array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to him to spare Gregor's life. corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living towards the viewer. vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would over to the window where they remained with their arms around each thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to same room with him with the windows closed. importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office redistribution. certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, II