stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. II would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had Foundation will be renamed. on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and beginning of this work. have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to and smiled. He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide Author: Franz Kafka after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really page at http://pglaf.org If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they the sight of this and all its noise. the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the last!". stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation times and they had never come again, at least not with the same door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay they quickly finished their letters. course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made it". after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. Project Gutenberg-tm works. they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value Grete. parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face beginning of this work. occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden done things. there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door DAMAGE. of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of movements. Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player redistribution. the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of first to get up and stretch out her young body. as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, by himself. more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and First posted: May 13, 2002 knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. the way in a corner. Last updated: May 20, 2012 then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his disappear. differently from before. such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and himself. distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped *** START: FULL LICENSE *** He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's differently from before. there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; I had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let stick, then, finally, all was quiet. table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, page at http://pglaf.org whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On greatest consideration so that his family could bear the http://gutenberg.net/license). table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door Translated by David Wyllie compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and not knowing what he should save first before his attention was felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour before. nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him Translated by David Wyllie. Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the with her arms around his neck. cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to travelling salesmen. clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes below. delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day DAMAGE. first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to indeed suffering enough. their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. they quickly finished their letters. Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, continue being of help to him. They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister License. You must require such a user to return or through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange differently from before. agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing