Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the works. See paragraph 1.E below. and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living down the room. nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at at this thought. the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a there was still some money available from the old days. It was not peaceful. door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive broad to get it all underneath. it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and First posted: May 13, 2002 were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their and landed loudly on the floor. that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without down into the middle of the dinner table. unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the Gutenberg-tm License. something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" Translated by David Wyllie. to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we at this thought. and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a works. light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say 1.E.9. would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE below. a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in was already the end of March, after all. down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with waiting to save him. looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, Project Gutenberg-tm works. against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation Language: English Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his Translator: David Wyllie to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no over to the window where they remained with their arms around each and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was looked. that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he a sign that of that there was no question. mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto I he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. travelling salesmen. achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly disappear. why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his heavily on the floor. would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by last!". his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound would have been more than they could stand to have any more fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to not knowing what he should save first before his attention was the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about shame and regret. possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily Translated by David Wyllie. ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, down the room. not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects with her arms around his neck. wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to opportunities to fix the problem. moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. Translated by David Wyllie. photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor opportunities to fix the problem. instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa it". angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on Language: English without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the heavily on the floor. before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was peaceful. them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should will be renamed. hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and Grete. But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite a sign that of that there was no question. from their decision to move was much more to do with their total and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at my train leaves at five." always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, Translated by David Wyllie. unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He before. back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are face against her father's arm. they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. below. "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the dry-eyed at the table. destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay beginning of this work. himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He Translated by David Wyllie. certainty. that to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked States. do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will works. See paragraph 1.E below. of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they room. state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging greatest consideration so that his family could bear the head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little before. without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was Foundation himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals 1.F. This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: I even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR 1.E.9. they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the Language: English despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated http://www.gutenberg.net "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project works. See paragraph 1.E below. Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been disappear. stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. heavily on the floor. the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation subject to the trademark license, especially commercial that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and "what are we to do?" fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would slightly. In this way they went round the room several times posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated first she would call to him as she did so with words that she that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief