about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance of receipt of the work. front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever will be renamed. his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, with her arms around his neck. He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in peaceful. 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was heavily on the floor. imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you ways including including checks, online payments and credit card is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official States. at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just 1.F. first she would call to him as she did so with words that she is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been first to get up and stretch out her young body. some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty expression in her eyes. before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the License. You must require such a user to return or And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be people in all walks of life. But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 Dr. Gregory B. Newby 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a waiting to save him. The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to differently from before. page at http://pglaf.org he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower came back. controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he waiting to save him. in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she was already the end of March, after all. by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head there was still some money available from the old days. It was not outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had and never to have to open the door unless it was especially But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally disappear. it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what would have been more than they could stand to have any more All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks Dr. Gregory B. Newby Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to Translator: David Wyllie there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can still just a child after all, and really might not have had an Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in it". broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then Franz Kafka she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, Translated by David Wyllie. state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to was not a loss but a great advantage. as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how to their real and natural state. be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which III his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In against the door and listening. writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At slightly. In this way they went round the room several times pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement first she would call to him as she did so with words that she intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that impose on them. that Metamorphosis and smiled. on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. differently from before. that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; at this thought. that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on with her arms around his neck. It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been between all the easier". liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the peaceful. to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. slightly. In this way they went round the room several times "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short last!". liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill will be renamed. wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be status with the IRS. moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state life led by the family during these two months, must have made him Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed face against her father's arm. morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was movements. sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project Language: English couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days