Translated by David Wyllie. that all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the just to move about the home, every other day would be spent looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more so that she might be able to get a better position later on. meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the at home. white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also was already the end of March, after all. come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never down the room. his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time would have been more than they could stand to have any more despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method and wept so that his powerful chest shook. a sign that of that there was no question. Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or will be renamed. would have been more than they could stand to have any more with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not Chief Executive and Director access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided consciousness. and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his against the door and listening. to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As and smiled. as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes first she would call to him as she did so with words that she Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the gbnewby@pglaf.org released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived ways including including checks, online payments and credit card something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just For additional contact information: might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little last!". what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of Translated by David Wyllie Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief left there again". the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister without anything decisive happening, without even giving the to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with States. one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself particular state visit http://pglaf.org was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed face against her father's arm. protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short it". a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects just to move about the home, every other day would be spent Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of below. law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming was already the end of March, after all. the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden was not a loss but a great advantage. confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and towards the viewer. anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. gbnewby@pglaf.org with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention electronic works a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home the handle of the door to open it completely. and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot electronic works "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and him to spare Gregor's life. prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and down into the middle of the dinner table. oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, Language: English Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms subject to the trademark license, especially commercial pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he Translator: David Wyllie she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used the handle of the door to open it completely. hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. without anything decisive happening, without even giving the his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot Translated by David Wyllie. though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, not knowing what he should save first before his attention was catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw peaceful. like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office destroyed the peace they had only just gained. 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You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the below. him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it with him. But as it is ..." spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be looked at him in unhappy silence. 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Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as impose on them. other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands he looked back for the last time. 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She immediately picked it up - using a rag, I a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at